Michael Patrick Mulroy
Michael Patrick Mulroy | |
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| Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East | |
| In office October 20, 2017 – December 1, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Secretary | Jim Mattis Mark Esper |
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| Nationality |
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| Spouse | Mary Beth Mulroy |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Augusta University (BA) Samford University (JD) |
| Profession | National Security |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps Central Intelligence Agency Department of Defense |
| Years of service | 1988–2016 (U.S. Marine Corps) 1997–2017 (CIA) 2017–2019 (DoD) |
| Rank | Marine Officer and Enlisted Paramilitary Operations Officer Senior Executive Service |
| Unit | 4th Marine Division Special Activities Center Secretary of Defense |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War War on Terror |
Michael Patrick Mulroy (born 1967) is the former United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Middle East, serving under Secretary James N. Mattis and Secretary Mark T. Esper. He was responsible for representing the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for defense policy and for Middle East policy in the interagency. He is also a retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer and a United States Marine.
After leaving the Pentagon, he co-founded the Lobo Institute along with U.S. Navy SEAL Eric Oehlerich. He also began serving on the board of the nonprofit Grassroots Reconciliation Group, became a Special Advisor to the United Nations. He is the co-director of the Yemen Steering Initiative and a Distinguished Military Fellow for national security and defense policy with the Middle East Institute, alongside retired Marine General Anthony Zinni and retired Army General Joseph Votel. Mulroy is also a National Security Analyst for ABC News and co-president of End Child Soldiering.
Mulroy's post-service efforts focus on advocating for human rights, supporting global humanitarian and disaster relief operations, educating people on global conflicts, combatting extremism, and the philosophy of stoicism.