Frederick H. Fleitz
Fred Fleitz | |
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Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States National Security Council | |
In office April 27, 2018 – October 31, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Keith Kellogg |
Succeeded by | Joan Virginia O’Hara |
Personal details | |
Born | February 24, 1962 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Saint Joseph's University (BA) Fordham University (MA) |
Website | Official website |
Frederick H. Fleitz, Jr. (born February 24, 1962) is a former U.S. government official, serving since January 2022 as Vice Chairman of the America First Policy Institute Center for American Security.[1] He previously served as the Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council from May through October 2018, during the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Fleitz is a former CIA analyst, and news commentator.
Career
First stint in government
Fleitz served in U.S. government
From 2001 to 2006, Fleitz served as chief of staff to
Fleitz's name first hit the press in the spring of 2005 during the battle in the
From 2006 to 2011, Fleitz was a senior staff member with House Intelligence Committee and a senior adviser to committee ranking member
Post-Government Career
In 2011, Fleitz was hired by the organization
Media
Fleitz has appeared on the Fox News Channel
Trump administration
In April 2018, John R. Bolton was appointed National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump. Fleitz had previously served as Bolton's Chief of Staff at the State Department during the Presidency of George W. Bush. Bolton selected Fleitz to serve as his NSC Chief of Staff, replacing Keith Kellogg.[22][23][24][25] He left his position on October 31 of that year to rejoin the Center for Security Policy[26][27][28] and was succeeded by Joan Virginia O'Hara.[29]
After Fleitz left the National Security Council, President Trump considered him for two cabinet level national security posts. According to press reports, Fleitz was a top candidate in 2019 to be Director of National Intelligence. [30] [31] In September 2019, Fleitz was among five finalists to succeed John Bolton as National Security Adviser.[32]
References
- ^ "Fred Fleitz Joins AFPI's Center for American Security". America First Policy Institute. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Fellows - Center for Security Policy". Center for Security Policy.
- ^ Peacekeeping Fiascoes of the 1990s: Causes Solutions and U.S. Interests (Greenwood/Praeger, 2002)
- ^ Huffington, Arianna, "Plamegate: The John Bolton Connection." Huffington Post, May 2005.
- ^ Jehl, Douglas. "Released E-Mail Exchanges Reveal More Bolton Battles". New York Times, April 24, 2005, p. A18
- ^ Linzer, Dafna. "Bolton Often Blocked Information, Officials Say". Washington Post, April 18, 2005, p. A4
- ^ Linzer, Dafna. "Two Detail Bolton's Efforts to Punish Dissent". Washington Post, April 29, 2005, p. A2
- ^ Lowry, Rich. "The Bolton Dirtfest". National Review Online, April 22, 2005
- ^ Timmerman, Kenneth. Shadow Warriors. New York: Crown Forum, 2007, pp. 218–221
- ^ Scarborough, Rowan. Sabotage: America's Enemies Within the CIA. Washington: Regnery, 2007, pp. 71–75
- ^ "Intelligence Professional Fred Fleitz Joins Center for Security Policy as Senior Fellow[permanent dead link]", Center for Security Policy press release, December 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Andrew Kaczynski; Chris Massie. "John Bolton's chief of staff defended fringe anti-Muslim, far-right activists in online columns". CNN. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ "New NSC chief of staff is from group that believes Muslims are plotting to take over U.S." Washington Post.
- ^ "Trump – don't let 'Tommy Robinson' preach his anti-Muslim message in the US". opendemocracy.net. November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Fred Fleitz". counterjihad.com. Center for Security Policy. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Fox News, "Ex-CIA Analyst: Senate's Torture Report Is 'Most Partisan I've Ever Seen'", December 9, 2014
- ^ The O'Reilly Factor, "Whatever Happened to Human Rights", February 5, 2015.
- ^ Sun News Network, "Fleitz on Obama's comments on Iran in State of the Union address[permanent dead link]", February 21, 2015.
- ^ CTV News," CTV News Channel: Concerns with Senate Report", December 8, 2014.
- ^ Westwood, Sarah (June 2018). "John Bolton's new chief of staff linked to anti-Muslim writings". CNN. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ Talev, Margaret; Epstein, Jennifer (May 29, 2018). "Bolton Adds Loyalists to National Security Council Staff". Bloomberg News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Mills, Curt (May 30, 2018). "Who is Fred Fleitz?". Center for the National Interest. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Beinart, Peter (June 1, 2018). "A Radical Pick for the National Security Council". The Atlantic. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Scarborough, Rowan (June 3, 2018). "Fred Fleitz, John Bolton recruit, in SPLC 'smear campaign'". The Washington Times. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Westwood, Sarah (October 15, 2018). "John Bolton's chief of staff out at National Security Council". CNN. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Chalfant, Morgan (October 15, 2018). "Top Bolton aide to leave National Security Council". The Hill. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Mills, Curt (October 17, 2018). "Amid Khashoggi Affair, Fred Fleitz Leaves White House". Center for the National Interest. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "NSC Principal Deputy Executive Secretary Joan O'Hara Assumes Full-Time Role". ExecutiveGov. November 19, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Swan, Jonathan. "Trump tells confidants he's eager to remove Dan Coats". Axios, June 12, 2019
- ^ Turner, Gillian. "Trump considering replacing Dan Coats as intel chief, holding meetings to discuss possible replacements". Fox News, July 12, 2019
- ^ Quint, Forgey. "Trump names top 5 finalists for national security adviser". Politico, September 17, 2019