Stephen J. Yates
Stephen J. Yates was Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President to Dick Cheney from 2001 to 2005[2] and a past Idaho Republican Party Chair from 2014 to 2017.[3] He is the CEO of consulting firm DC International Advisory, in that role since 2006.
Stephen J. Yates | |
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Briefing the 2016 Republican Party Platform for State Department Foreign Press | |
Chair of the Idaho Republican Party | |
In office August 2014 – July 2017 | |
Preceded by | Barry Peterson |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Parker |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968/1969 (age 51–52)[1] |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater |
Personal, early life, and education
Yates attended Brigham Young University and served as a Mormon missionary in Taiwan from 1987 to 1989.
He then studied at University of Maryland, College Park (BA, Chinese Language & Literature), Johns Hopkins University and Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (MA, China Studies).[4][5]
Yates is married to Diana Kilbourn, which they have adopted two children.[6]
Career
Yates worked for the National Security Agency under the United States Department of Defense; he served as a liaison officer to the Department of Commerce.[6]
Yates was Senior Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation from 1996 to 2001.[7]
Yates served as Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President to Dick Cheney from 2001 to 2005.[2]
From 2005 to 2006, Yates served has a lobbyist and vice president of the global affairs practice[8] for Barbour Griffith & Rogers, who's clients included; Taiwan, The Indonesian National Shipowners' Association, Moneygram International, Lebanon's National Dialogue Party, The Republic of India British Nuclear Fuels, Plc. (via a contract with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan).[9][10]
Yates is the Founder and CEO at DC International Advisory since 2006, a consulting firm advises on managing international political risk and business opportunity.[11][12]
Yates is Professor of the Practice with the International Business Program at Boise State University.[13]
Yates is currently a distinguished Fellow at the Hamilton Foundation.[14]
Political career
Yates advised the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign's Asia team.
He served in the 2008 Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign as a senior Asia adviser.[15]
Yates served in the 2012 Newt Gingrich presidential campaign as a part of the National Security Advisory team[16] and director.[17]
Yates briefly ran for Idaho Republican Party national committeeman at the July 2020 convention.[18]
Idaho Republican Party chair
Yates was elected chairman of the Idaho Republican Party in August 2014[19][20] and was re elected in 2016;[21] he stepped down on April 24, 2017 to pursue the 2018 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial primary election.[3]
Yates had David Johnston (2014–2017)[22][3] and Lyndel Strong (2017)[3] as executive directors.
Idaho Lieutenant Governor primary election, 2018
Yates sought and lost narrowly the 2018 Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho to Janice McGeachin.[23][24]
Days before the election, a flyer attacking Yates was mailed to Idaho voters, claiming hidden foreign influence and conflating support from democratic Taiwan with that from communist China. The flyer mailing was sourced to a PAC funded by three political opponents from Yates' past.[25]
Election history
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||
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2014 Primary[26] | Stephen Yates | 2,323 | 48.9% | Jeff Thompson (incumbent) | 2,431 | 51.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Janice McGeachin | 51,079 | 28.9 | |
Republican | Steve Yates | 48,221 | 27.3 | |
Republican | Marv Hagedorn | 26,640 | 15.1 | |
Republican | Bob Nonini | 26,517 | 15.0 | |
Republican | Kelley Packer | 24,294 | 13.7 |
References
- Guilhem, Matt (July 14, 2017). "Idaho's Former GOP Boss To Begin Lt. Governor Campaign". KBSX News. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "The 2016 GOP Platform". United States Department of State. July 20, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- John Sowell, Idaho Statesman. "Idaho Republican Party Chairman Will Step down, May Run for Lieutenant Governor." Idaho Statesman, The (Boise, ID), 2017.
- "Meet Republican Steve Yates". yatesforidaho.com. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ROCKY BARKER, Rbarker@idahostatesman.com. "Rocky Barker: 377-6484: Idaho GOP Emerges from Turmoil - After a Fiasco of a State Convention and Infighting, a New Chairman Helped Build a Well-Oiled Machine." Idaho Statesman, The (Boise, ID), 2014.
- Bill Dentzer, Idaho Statesman. "Steve Yates' Curious Journey from Taiwan to Idaho Falls, via the White House." Idaho Statesman, The (Boise, ID), 2016.
- "Stephen Yates and Christian Whiton". HuffPost. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- "APPOINTMENTS". October 3, 2005. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- "Lobbying Spending Database Yates, Steve, 2006 | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- "Lobbying Spending Database Yates, Steve, 2005 | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- "Stephen J. Yates, Chief Executive Officer". DC International Advisory. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- Bill Dentzer, Idaho Statesman. "Idaho GOP Chairman Yates: I Didn't Arrange Trump's Taiwan Call." Idaho Statesman, The (Boise, ID), 2016.
- "Professor of the Practice, Stephen Yates Will be Working with International Business Program Students". Boise State University. August 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- "Stephen Yates". Boise State University. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- "Rudy Giuliani: Press Release - Rudy Giuliani Unveils Foreign Policy Advisors". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- "Gingrich Announces National Security Advisory Team | Newt Gingrich 2012". February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- Whiton, Christian (September 30, 2013). Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 9781612346199.
- columnist, ANTHONY TIRINO | Republican (July 1, 2020). "Republican convention unites in support of Trump". Post Register. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- SVEN BERG, Sberg@idahostatesman.com. "Sven Berg: 377-6275: Yates Settles into Role as Idaho Republican Party Chairman - The Former Dick Cheney Aide Has Political Experience, If Not Age, on His Side." Idaho Statesman, The (Boise, ID), 2014.
- "New GOP Chairman Hopeful Emerges, Fox News Regular and Former Cheney Aide." Idaho Statesman, The: Blogs (Boise, ID), 2014.
- "Idaho GOP convention smoother this time around". Spokesman.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- "Former Idaho GOP director signs on as campaign manager for Ahlquist for governor campaign". Spokesman.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- Russell, Betsy Z. (July 18, 2017). "Yates launches lt. gov. campaign, joining crowded race". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- Almukhtar, Sarah; Andrews, Wilson; Bloch, Matthew; Bowers, Jeremy; Giratikanon, Tom; Lee, Jasmine C.; Murray, Paul (May 17, 2018). "Idaho Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- Russell, Betsy Z. (May 10, 2018). "Smear flier targets GOP lieutenant governor hopeful Yates". Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- Ysursa, Ben. "May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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