David Trachtenberg | |
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| Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | |
Acting | |
| In office October 27, 2017 – January 8, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Robert Karem (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | John Rood |
| Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | |
| In office October 27, 2017 – July 19, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Brian P. McKeon |
| Succeeded by | James H. Anderson (Acting) |
| Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Southern California Georgetown University |
| Awards | Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service (2003) |
David Joel Trachtenberg is an American national security advisor who served as principal deputy under secretary for policy in the United States Department of Defense. He was previously the head of U.S. national security consulting firm Shortwaver. On March 17, 2017, he was announced as President Donald Trump's nominee to become principal deputy under secretary for policy in the Department of Defense.[1] This nomination was confirmed by a 79–17 vote of the U.S. Senate on October 17, 2017.[2]
Trachtenberg previously served as vice president and head of the strategic analysis division of CACI International Inc., the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security policy at the U.S. Department of Defense, and as a senior staff member on the United States House Committee on Armed Services.[3][4]
In mid-July 2019, it was announced that Trachtenburg would resign on July 19, 2019.[5]
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- ^ "PN362 — David Joel Trachtenberg — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
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- ^ Mehta, Aaron (March 16, 2017). "Boeing exec, Russia cynic among Trump's picks for top DoD posts". Defense News. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ David Trachtenberg, No. 2 policy official, exits Pentagon, Aaron Mehta, Defense News, July 20, 2019