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'''Michael "Mick" Patrick Mulroy''' is the United States' [[Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense]] (DASD) for the [[Middle East]] previously under Secretary [[James N. Mattis]] and currently under acting Secretary [[Patrick M. Shanahan]]. He was sworn in on October 17, 2017.<ref name="defense.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1345291/senior-executive-service-announcements/|title=Senior Executive Service Announcements|website=defense.gov|accessdate=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afcea.org/content/mulroy-assigned-deputy-assistant-secretary-defense-middle-east|title=Mulroy Assigned Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East|author=|date=January 12, 2018|website=SIGNAL Magazine|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> The DASD for the Middle East is part of the [[Senior Executive Service]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dod.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1345291/senior-executive-service-announcements/|title=Senior Executive Service Announcements|author=|date=|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> and responsible for [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] policy for [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Israel]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], [[Egypt]], [[Jordan]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Yemen]].<ref name="defense.gov1">{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/1415681/michael-mick-p-mulroy/|title=Michael (Mick) P. Mulroy > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography View|website=www.defense.gov|accessdate=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usuaebusiness.org/u-s-u-a-e-business-council-hosts-deputy-assistant-secretary-of-defense-for-the-middle-east/|title=U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Hosts Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East|author=|date=April 19, 2018|website=usuaebusiness.org|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> He is the co-maker of a documentary about the [[Lord's Resistance Army]] (LRA). <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jackson.yale.edu/event/screening-of-my-star-in-the-sky-and-qa-with-filmmakers/|title=Screening of “My Star in the Sky” and Q&A with filmmakers|author=|date=|website=yale.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> He is also a retired [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) officer and [[United States Marine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sof.news/update/20171018/|title=Special Operations News Update 20171018|first=S. O. F.|last=News|date=October 18, 2017|website=sof.news|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref>
'''Michael "Mick" Patrick Mulroy''' is the United States' [[Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense]] (DASD) for the [[Middle East]] previously under Secretary [[James N. Mattis]] and currently under acting Secretary [[Patrick M. Shanahan]]. He was sworn in on October 17, 2017.<ref name="defense.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1345291/senior-executive-service-announcements/|title=Senior Executive Service Announcements|website=defense.gov|accessdate=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afcea.org/content/mulroy-assigned-deputy-assistant-secretary-defense-middle-east|title=Mulroy Assigned Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East|author=|date=January 12, 2018|website=SIGNAL Magazine|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> The DASD for the Middle East is part of the [[Senior Executive Service]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dod.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1345291/senior-executive-service-announcements/|title=Senior Executive Service Announcements|author=|date=|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> and responsible for [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] (DoD) policy for [[Bahrain]], [[Egypt]], [[Israel]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Jordan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Lebanon]], [[Oman]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Syria]], [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Yemen]].<ref name="defense.gov1">{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/1415681/michael-mick-p-mulroy/|title=Michael (Mick) P. Mulroy > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography View|website=www.defense.gov|accessdate=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usuaebusiness.org/u-s-u-a-e-business-council-hosts-deputy-assistant-secretary-of-defense-for-the-middle-east/|title=U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Hosts Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East|author=|date=April 19, 2018|website=usuaebusiness.org|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> He is the co-maker of a documentary about the [[Lord's Resistance Army]] (LRA). <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jackson.yale.edu/event/screening-of-my-star-in-the-sky-and-qa-with-filmmakers/|title=Screening of “My Star in the Sky” and Q&A with filmmakers|author=|date=|website=yale.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> He is also a retired [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) officer and [[United States Marine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sof.news/update/20171018/|title=Special Operations News Update 20171018|first=S. O. F.|last=News|date=October 18, 2017|website=sof.news|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref>


==DASD service==
==DASD service==
In January 2018, Secretary Mattis released the [[National Defense Strategy (United States)]] (NDS) which places the order of priorities for the Department of Defense as [[China]], [[Russia]], [[North Korea]], Iran and [[Counter-terrorism]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/01/21/how-to-read-the-2018-national-defense-strategy/|title=How to read the 2018 National Defense Strategy|first=Mara|last=Karlin|date=January 21, 2018|website=brookings.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> As DASD for the Middle East, Mulroy is responsible for the implementation of the NDS in that region. This includes shaping the future of the conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Yemen in light of the focus on the near peer competitors of China and Russia and the efforts to stem the malign activities of Iran. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jackson.yale.edu/news/jackson-hosts-third-annual-special-operations-conference/|title=Jackson hosts third annual Special Operations Conference|author=|date=|website=yale.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1516634/mattis-says-us-allies-must-deal-with-range-of-iranian-malign-activities/|title=Mattis Says U.S., Allies Must Deal With Range of Iranian Malign Activi|author=|date=|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref>
In January 2018, Secretary Mattis released the [[National Defense Strategy (United States)]] (NDS) which places the order of priorities for the DoD as [[China]], [[Russia]], [[North Korea]], Iran and [[counter-terrorism]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/01/21/how-to-read-the-2018-national-defense-strategy/|title=How to read the 2018 National Defense Strategy|first=Mara|last=Karlin|date=January 21, 2018|website=brookings.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> As DASD for the Middle East, Mulroy is responsible for the implementation of the NDS in that region. This includes shaping the future of the conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Yemen in light of the focus on the near peer competitors of China and Russia and the efforts to stem the malign activities of Iran. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jackson.yale.edu/news/jackson-hosts-third-annual-special-operations-conference/|title=Jackson hosts third annual Special Operations Conference|author=|date=|website=yale.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1516634/mattis-says-us-allies-must-deal-with-range-of-iranian-malign-activities/|title=Mattis Says U.S., Allies Must Deal With Range of Iranian Malign Activi|author=|date=|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref>


====Syria====
====Syria====
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====Iran====
====Iran====
In April 2019, the U.S. made the unprecedented decision to designate the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization under the guidance of the [[State Department]] and their maximum pressure campaign. <ref>https://www.npr.org/2019/04/08/710987393/u-s-labels-irans-revolutionary-guard-as-a-foreign-terrorist-organization</ref> This designation was done over the opposition of the CIA and the Pentagon. <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/middleeast/trump-iran-revolutionary-guard-corps.html</ref><ref>http://time.com/5566817/iran-terrorist-designation-irgc-trump/</ref> Mulroy stated that this terrorist designation did not grant any additional authorities to the Department of Defense and that they were not seeking any. <ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?460180-2/syria-middle-east-security-michael-mulroy-remarks</ref>
In April 2019, the U.S. made the unprecedented decision to designate the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization under the guidance of the [[State Department]] and their maximum pressure campaign. <ref>https://www.npr.org/2019/04/08/710987393/u-s-labels-irans-revolutionary-guard-as-a-foreign-terrorist-organization</ref> This designation and the decision to withdrawal from the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]] was done over the opposition of the CIA and the DoD. <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/middleeast/trump-iran-revolutionary-guard-corps.html</ref><ref>http://time.com/5566817/iran-terrorist-designation-irgc-trump/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mattis-iran-is-the-biggest-threat-to-mideast-peace</ref> Mulroy stated that this terrorist designation did not grant any additional authorities to the DoD and that they were not seeking any. <ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?460180-2/syria-middle-east-security-michael-mulroy-remarks</ref>


Mulroy stated that [[Iran]] posed five distinct threats. The first was obtaining a nuclear weapon. The second was to maritime security in the [[Straits of Hormuz]] and the [[Bab al-Mandab]], because a substantial portion of energy trade and commercial goods go through those areas. The third was their support to proxies and terrorist organizations, including [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon and Syria, [[Houthis]] in Yemen, some [[Hashd al-Shaabi]] in Iraq and safe-harboring senior [[al-Qaeda]] leaders in Iran. The fourth was Iranian ballistic missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen for use against Saudi Arabia and in Syria with Hezbollah to use against Israel. Cyber was the fifth threat and a growing concern.<ref>https://www.eurasiareview.com/02052019-middle-east-security-still-critical-to-us-says-pentagon-official/|title=Middle East Security Still Critical To US, Says Pentagon Official|first=DoD|last=News|date=May 2, 2019|website=eurasiareview.com|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>https://www.defense.gov/explore/story/Article/1829790/middle-east-strategic-alliance-effort-aimed-at-stabilization/</ref><ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?460180-2/syria-middle-east-security-michael-mulroy-remarks</ref>
Mulroy stated that [[Iran]] posed five distinct threats. The first was obtaining a nuclear weapon. The second was to maritime security in the [[Straits of Hormuz]] and the [[Bab al-Mandab]], because a substantial portion of energy trade and commercial goods go through those areas. The third was their support to proxies and terrorist organizations, including [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon and Syria, [[Houthis]] in Yemen, some [[Hashd al-Shaabi]] in Iraq and safe-harboring senior [[al-Qaeda]] leaders in Iran. The fourth was Iranian ballistic missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen for use against Saudi Arabia and in Syria with Hezbollah to use against Israel. Cyber was the fifth threat and a growing concern.<ref>https://www.eurasiareview.com/02052019-middle-east-security-still-critical-to-us-says-pentagon-official/|title=Middle East Security Still Critical To US, Says Pentagon Official|first=DoD|last=News|date=May 2, 2019|website=eurasiareview.com|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>https://www.defense.gov/explore/story/Article/1829790/middle-east-strategic-alliance-effort-aimed-at-stabilization/</ref><ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?460180-2/syria-middle-east-security-michael-mulroy-remarks</ref>
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==Publications==
==Publications==
[[File:My Star in the Sky (Lakalatwe).jpg|thumb|right|'''"My Star in the Sky" Documentary''']]
Mulroy is a co-maker (along with [[U.S. Navy SEAL]] Eric Oehlerich) of the documentary '''"My Star in the Sky"''', which in the Acholi language is '''"Lakalatwe"'''. This documentary depicts a story of survival, friendship and love between two child soldiers, Anthony and Florence Opoka. Both were abducted by the [[Lord’s Resistance Army]], an insurgent group against the government of Uganda. Anthony became [[Joseph Kony]]'s radio operator. They eventually escaped, married and started a family.<ref name="yale.edu">{{cite web|url=http://jackson.yale.edu/event/screening-of-my-star-in-the-sky-and-qa-with-filmmakers/|title=Screening of “My Star in the Sky” and Q&A with filmmakers|author=|date=|website=yale.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> This documentary has been screened at Yale University's [[Jackson Institute for Global Affairs]],<ref name="yale.edu"/> the [[Atlantic Council]], a Washington D.C. based think tank for international affairs <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/my-star-in-the-sky-a-movie-screening-and-reception|title=My Star in the Sky: A Movie Screening and Reception|author=|date=|website=www.atlanticcouncil.org|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> and the [[Enough Project]], a non-profit group to end crimes against humanity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enoughproject.org/event/star-sky-movie-screening-reception|title=My Star in the Sky: A Movie Screening and Reception|author=|date=|website=enoughproject.org|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref>
Mulroy is a co-maker (along with [[U.S. Navy SEAL]] Eric Oehlerich) of the documentary '''"My Star in the Sky"''', which in the Acholi language is '''"Lakalatwe"'''. This documentary depicts a story of survival, friendship and love between two child soldiers, Anthony and Florence Opoka. Both were abducted by the [[Lord’s Resistance Army]], an insurgent group against the government of Uganda. Anthony became [[Joseph Kony]]'s radio operator. They eventually escaped, married and started a family.<ref name="yale.edu">{{cite web|url=http://jackson.yale.edu/event/screening-of-my-star-in-the-sky-and-qa-with-filmmakers/|title=Screening of “My Star in the Sky” and Q&A with filmmakers|author=|date=|website=yale.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>https://soflete.com/blogs/knowledge/mick-mulroy-interview</ref>

This documentary has been screened at Yale University's [[Jackson Institute for Global Affairs]],<ref name="yale.edu"/> the [[Atlantic Council]], a Washington D.C. based think tank for international affairs <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/my-star-in-the-sky-a-movie-screening-and-reception|title=My Star in the Sky: A Movie Screening and Reception|author=|date=|website=www.atlanticcouncil.org|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> and the [[Enough Project]], a non-profit group to end crimes against humanity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enoughproject.org/event/star-sky-movie-screening-reception|title=My Star in the Sky: A Movie Screening and Reception|author=|date=|website=enoughproject.org|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:26, 29 May 2019

Michael Patrick Mulroy
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Assumed office
October 17, 2017
Preceded byAndrew Exum
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Afghanistan War
Iraq War

Michael "Mick" Patrick Mulroy is the United States'

United States Marine.[9]

DASD service

In January 2018, Secretary Mattis released the

counter-terrorism. [10] As DASD for the Middle East, Mulroy is responsible for the implementation of the NDS in that region. This includes shaping the future of the conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Yemen in light of the focus on the near peer competitors of China and Russia and the efforts to stem the malign activities of Iran. [11][12]

Syria

In April 2019, Mulroy stated that the physical caliphate was defeated, but

Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq as the northern front against Saddam Hussein.[17]

Yemen

In May 2019, the Senate fell short of the votes needed to override the President's veto of legislation to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in

United Nation's peace talks to end the war and he pushed the international community to come together and chart "a comprehensive way ahead for Yemen". Mulroy, who made a visit to Aden, Yemen to meet with officials from the Yemeni government prior to vote, also highlighted the need for "their voices to be heard". [19] [20][21]

Iran

In April 2019, the U.S. made the unprecedented decision to designate the

State Department and their maximum pressure campaign. [22] This designation and the decision to withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was done over the opposition of the CIA and the DoD. [23][24][25] Mulroy stated that this terrorist designation did not grant any additional authorities to the DoD and that they were not seeking any. [26]

Mulroy stated that

Hashd al-Shaabi in Iraq and safe-harboring senior al-Qaeda leaders in Iran. The fourth was Iranian ballistic missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen for use against Saudi Arabia and in Syria with Hezbollah to use against Israel. Cyber was the fifth threat and a growing concern.[27][28][29]

CIA service

Mulroy is a retired

USSOCOM.[31] They are a majority of the recipients of the rare CIA valor awards of the Distinguished Intelligence Cross and the Intelligence Star. [32]

While at CIA, he served as a Chief of a Department in Special Activities Center (SAC), a

Chief of Station, a Chief of an Expeditionary Team, a Chief of Base, a Deputy Chief of a Branch in Special Activities Division (SAD) and a PMOO in a Branch in SAD.[3] His CIA awards include the Intelligence Star, the Intelligence Commendation Medal, the Career Intelligence Medal and the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal, among others.[6] He is also a recipient of the State Department’s Superior Honor Award.[6]

Military service

Mulroy is also a retired

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal, among others. His son is also a U.S. Marine. [2]

Publications

File:My Star in the Sky (Lakalatwe).jpg
"My Star in the Sky" Documentary

Mulroy is a co-maker (along with

Lord’s Resistance Army, an insurgent group against the government of Uganda. Anthony became Joseph Kony's radio operator. They eventually escaped, married and started a family.[33][34]

This documentary has been screened at Yale University's

Jackson Institute for Global Affairs,[33] the Atlantic Council, a Washington D.C. based think tank for international affairs [35] and the Enough Project, a non-profit group to end crimes against humanity.[36]

References

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  3. ^ a b "Senior Executive Service Announcements". defense.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mulroy Assigned Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East". SIGNAL Magazine. January 12, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Senior Executive Service Announcements". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
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  7. ^ "U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Hosts Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East". usuaebusiness.org. April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Screening of "My Star in the Sky" and Q&A with filmmakers". yale.edu. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  9. ^ News, S. O. F. (October 18, 2017). "Special Operations News Update 20171018". sof.news. Retrieved May 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  13. ^ "Pentagon official says more than 10,000 'unrepentant' ISIS fighters remain". Washington Examiner. April 29, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
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  22. ^ https://www.npr.org/2019/04/08/710987393/u-s-labels-irans-revolutionary-guard-as-a-foreign-terrorist-organization
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