Colin Kahl

Colin H. Kahl is an American political adviser and former White House staff member who served as the National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States. He is the Steven C. Házy Senior Fellow, at Stanford University.[1][2]

Colin Kahl
National Security Advisor to the Vice President
In office
August 1, 2014 – January 26, 2017
Vice PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJake Sullivan
Succeeded byAndrea L. Thompson
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Columbia University (MA, PhD)

Life

He graduated from the University of Michigan and Columbia University. From 1997 to 1998, he was a National Security Fellow at Harvard University. From 2009 to 2011, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East. He was professor at the University of Minnesota. From 2005 to 2006, he was a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow.[3]

In May 2018, it was revealed that aides to U.S. President Donald Trump had contracted with Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube to attempt to discredit through incriminating or embarrassing information Kahl and his wife, as well as former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes.[4][5][6][7][8]

Works
  • States, scarcity, and civil strife in the developing world, Princeton, N.J.; Woodstock: Princeton University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780691138350, OCLC 231587048

References
  1. https://fsi.stanford.edu/people/colin-h-kahl
  2. "Colin Kahl – Foreign Policy". Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  3. https://www.cnas.org/people/colin-h-kahl
  4. "Reports: Intel Firm Was Hired To Discredit Former Obama Iran Deal Negotiators". NPR.org. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  5. Haaretz (May 6, 2018). "Obama Official Reveals How 'Israeli Intel Firm Hired by Team Trump' Spied on His Family Over Iran Deal". Haaretz. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  6. "Israeli Operatives Who Aided Harvey Weinstein Collected Information on Former Obama Administration Officials". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  7. "Obama official suspects his wife was targeted by Trump team smear attempt". Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  8. "Former Obama official: Israeli spy agency Black Cube targeted me". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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