Tim Morrison (presidential advisor)

For persons of a similar name, see Timothy Morrison (disambiguation).

Tim Morrison
Senior Director for Europe and Russia on the United States National Security Council
In office
July 15, 2019 – October 31, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byFiona Hill
Succeeded byAndrew Peek
Personal details
Born
Timothy Aaron Morrison

c. 1978 (age 45–46)
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

Timothy Aaron Morrison (born c. 1978) is an American Republican political adviser. He was briefly the top U.S. adviser to President Trump on Russia and Europe on the White House National Security Council, a position he took over from his predecessor Fiona Hill in August 2019,[1] and from which he resigned on October 31, 2019.[2][3][4]

Before that, he served as senior director for countering weapons of mass destruction -- "arms control and biodefense issues"[5] -- on the US National Security Council, a position he assumed on July 9, 2018.[6] For about a year he was also responsible for pandemic response planning with the former staffers of the Council Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense, but was elevated to deputy assistant to the president.[7] Prior to his administration positions, he had been policy director for the Republican staff on the House defense panel.[6] Morrison entered politics as a professional staff member to Rep. Mark Kennedy, from 2000 to 2007.[8] One day before his scheduled testimony to the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump on October 31, 2019, Morrison was reported to be leaving his post soon as the senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council. He was to be replaced by Andrew Peek, at the time Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.[5][9]

Morrison holds a Juris Doctor from George Washington University and a BA in political science from the University of Minnesota.[10]

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  2. ^ Miller, Zeke. "National Security Council Official Tim Morrison Resigns the Day Before He Testifies to Congress About Ukraine". Time. AP. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Cohen, Zachary; Atwood, Kylie (November 18, 2019). "White House national security official testifying in impeachment inquiry to step down soon". CNN. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Tim Morrison resigns from National Security Council ahead of impeachment testimony". Axios. October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Ordoñez, Franco (October 30, 2019). "Trump's Russia Director To Leave National Security Council Amid Impeachment Inquiry". NPR. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Spencer Ackerman (August 2, 2018) [August 1, 2018]. "John Bolton Brings a Nuclear Superhawk into the White House". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Kessler, Glenn and Kelly, Meg. (20 March 2020). "Was the White House office for global pandemics eliminated?". Washington Post website Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. ^ Struglinski, Suzanne; Young, Samantha (August 29, 2013). The Almanac of the Unelected, 2013: Staff of the U.S. Congress. Bernan Press. p. 92. ISBN 9781598886320.
  9. ^ "Andrew Peek". US Department of State. October 7, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Timothy Morrison". United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. March 29, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.