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Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg
Co-Chair, American Security
There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right and not to fear to do or say what you believe to be right.
- Winston Churchill
Lieutenant General Joseph “Keith” Kellogg, U.S. Army (Ret.), serves as Co-Chair of American Security at the America First Policy Institute and was former Assistant to the President and Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine, during President Donald Trump’s second term. Kellogg also served in senior White House roles during President Donald Trump’s first term, including Acting National Security Advisor in 2017, National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, and Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council.
Kellogg served for 36 years in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of Lieutenant General. His military career included two combat tours in Vietnam and senior leadership positions such as Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and Director of Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (J-6) for U.S. forces under the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, and multiple Bronze Stars.
Following his retirement from the Army in 2003, Kellogg held senior executive positions in the defense and technology sectors, including leadership roles at Oracle Corporation, CACI International, Cubic Defense Applications, and service on the board of GTSI. He also served as Chief Operating Officer for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service for his contributions to post-war stabilization efforts.
Kellogg holds a B.A. in Political Science from Santa Clara University and an M.A. in International Studies from the University of Kansas. His areas of focus include U.S. national security policy, defense technology, foreign relations, and international security and strategic affairs.
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