Mark Kimmitt | |
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| 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs | |
| In office August 8, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Hillen |
| Succeeded by | Andrew J. Shapiro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt June 21, 1954 Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse | Catherine Kimmitt |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy Harvard University (MBA) United States Army Command and General Staff College (M.A.) National Defense University (M.A.) |
| Profession | U.S. Army officer |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star NATO Medal (3) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1976–2006 |
| Rank |  Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War Kosovo War Iraq War |
Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt[1] (born 21 June 1954) is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, serving under George W. Bush from August 2008 to January 2009; he was the 16th person to hold the post.[2] Prior to joining the State Department, he was a brigadier general in the United States Army, and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East.[1] Kimmitt has also served as deputy director for strategy and plans for the United States Central Command, and deputy director for operations/chief military spokesman for coalition forces in Iraq,[1] and served at NATO's SHAPE headquarters in Belgium.
- ^ a b c "Presidential Nomination". The White House. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "Middle East Strategy at Harvard". Harvard University. Retrieved 2016-10-07.