Kurt M. Campbell
Kurt Campbell | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 22nd United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
| In office February 12, 2024 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Wendy Sherman Victoria Nuland (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Landau |
| National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – February 12, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 24th Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
| In office June 29, 2009 – February 8, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Christopher R. Hill |
| Succeeded by | Daniel R. Russel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kurt Michael Campbell August 27, 1957 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Education | |
Kurt Michael Campbell (born August 27, 1957) is an American diplomat and businessman who served as the United States deputy secretary of state from 2024 to 2025. He previously served as deputy assistant advisor to President Biden and National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific from 2021 to 2024. In this capacity, Campbell had been referred to as the Biden administration's "Asia coordinator" or "Asia czar"—chief architect of Joe Biden's Asia strategy.
He formerly served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs in the Obama administration. He was the chairman and CEO of The Asia Group, which he founded in February 2013. On January 20, 2021, he was appointed as the NSC Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific by Joe Biden.