Kurt M. Campbell

Kurt Campbell
Official portrait, 2024
22nd United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office
February 12, 2024 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byWendy Sherman
Victoria Nuland (acting)
Succeeded byChristopher Landau
National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific
In office
January 20, 2021 – February 12, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
24th Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
In office
June 29, 2009 – February 8, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byChristopher R. Hill
Succeeded byDaniel R. Russel
Personal details
Born
Kurt Michael Campbell

(1957-08-27) August 27, 1957 (age 67)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1998)
Education

Kurt Michael Campbell (born August 27, 1957[1]) is an American diplomat and businessman who served as the United States deputy secretary of state from 2024 to 2025. He previously served as deputy assistant advisor to President Biden[2] and National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific from 2021 to 2024. In this capacity, Campbell had been referred to as the Biden administration's "Asia coordinator" or "Asia czar"—chief architect of Joe Biden's Asia strategy.[3]

He formerly served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs in the Obama administration. He was the chairman and CEO of The Asia Group, which he founded in February 2013.[4] On January 20, 2021, he was appointed as the NSC Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific by Joe Biden.

  1. ^ "California Birth Index | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ellen Knickmeyer. (6 February 2024). "Senators approve an Asia veteran as No. 2 diplomat, underscoring US efforts to keep focus on China". AP website Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. ^ Nakashima, Ellen (1 November 2023). "White House nominates Asia lead Kurt Campbell to be Blinken's deputy". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ "The Asia Group". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

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