Randall Schriver
Randall Schriver | |||||||
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs | |||||||
In office January 8, 2018 – December 31, 2019 | |||||||
President | Donald Trump | ||||||
Preceded by | David B. Shear | ||||||
Succeeded by | David F. Helvey (acting) | ||||||
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia | |||||||
In office January 2003 – May 2005 | |||||||
President | George W. Bush | ||||||
Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of State | |||||||
In office January 2001 – December 2003 | |||||||
President | George W. Bush | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | 1967 (age 53–54) | ||||||
Education | Williams College Stanford University Harvard Kennedy School | ||||||
Occupation | Founding partner at Armitage International, L.C[1] Chairman of Project 2049 Institute[2] | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 薛瑞福 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 薛瑞福 | ||||||
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Randall G. Schriver (born 1967) is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs in the United States government. He was nominated by president Donald Trump, confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 2017, and sworn in on January 8, 2018.[3][4] He resigned on December 12, 2019. [5]
Biography[]
Schriver co-founded the Project 2049 Institute in 2008. Various media outlets have described him as a critic of the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party as well as a supporter of Taiwan.[6][7][8][9]
On December 12, 2019, it was announced that he would be resigning from his position at the Department of Defense.[10]
Awards[]
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On July 12, 2005, Schriver was awarded the Order of the Brilliant Star with Violet Grand Cordon, by then-President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chen Shui-bian.[11]
Schriver has been awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest civilian award presented by the U.S. Secretary of Defense.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Armitage International, L.C. :: Biography: Randall G. Schriver". Archived from the original on July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Introducing the Project 2049 Institute's New Chairman: The Honorable Randall G. Schriver – Project 2049 Institute". Project 2049 Institute. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Randall G. Schriver > U.S. Department of Defense > Biography View". www.defense.gov. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "US must invest in natural strategic partner India: Randall Schriver". The Economic Times. November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Ellen (December 12, 2019). "Pentagon's top Asia policy official to resign". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Ching, Nike (October 31, 2017). "As Trump Heads to E. Asia, Tillerson Takes More Forceful Tone Towards Beijing". Voice of America. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Mehta, Aaron; Gould, Joe (April 5, 2017). "Schriver emerges as potential Pentagon policy nominee". Defense News. Retrieved December 13, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Mehta, Aaron (October 27, 2017). "Trump announces the Pentagon's top Asia, technology nominees". Defense News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Rogan, Josh (November 5, 2017). "A more hawkish Trump approach to China is coming soon". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Ellen (December 12, 2019). "Pentagon's top Asia policy official to resign". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling; Huang, Tai-lin (July 13, 2005). "Randall Schriver in closed-door talks with Wang, Chen". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Secretary Randall Schriver - Advisory Committee Member". Sasakawa USA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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- Living people
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- Williams College alumni
- Stanford University alumni
- Harvard Kennedy School alumni
- Recipients of the Order of Brilliant Star
- 1967 births