Elissa Slotkin

Elissa Slotkin
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
In office
November 14, 2014 – January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Derek Chollet
Succeeded by Kenneth Handelman (Acting)
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) David Moore
Children 2
Education Cornell University (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Awards Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service

Elissa Slotkin is the Democratic nominee for the Michigan 8th Congressional District in the 2018 election.[1][2] She is former Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs under the Obama Administration. She was the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Defense on security strategy and policy issues related to the nations and international organizations of Europe (including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Russia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. She also had oversight for security cooperation programs, including foreign military sales in these regions. Previously, from September 2012 to January 2015, Elissa served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.[3] From July 2013 to August 2014, she performed the duties of Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Career

Elissa played a leading role designing the counter-ISIS strategy and standing up the international coalition fighting in Iraq and Syria.[4][5] Most recently, she chaired the U.S.- Russia channel on flight safety over Syria, the senior-most channel between the two governments. Along with the Undersecretary, she served as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on all national security and defense policy, including on issues of unmanned aerial vehicles, homeland defense, disaster response, and cyber warfare. Elissa joined the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy in 2011 as the Senior Advisor for Middle East Transition, and prior to that served in the State Department where she worked closely on Iraq policy during the transition from military to civilian lead. She has also served on the U.S. National Security Council as Director for Iraq, where her portfolio included a leading role in drafting of the U.S. - Iraq Status of Forces Agreement.[6] She also worked in the intelligence community, where she served three tours of duty in Iraq and as Special Assistant to the first Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte. In addition to her government experience, Elissa has worked at non-profit organizations throughout the Middle East and East Africa. She has studied Arabic and Swahili. Elissa frequently speaks on international security issues.[7][8]

Slotkin is running in 2018 for the Michigan's 8th congressional district seat held by Republican Mike Bishop.[9][2]

Personal life

Elissa is a third-generation Michigander who spent her early life on a farm in Holly, Michigan. Elissa received a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.A. from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. Elissa currently lives in Holly, Michigan where she runs a small consulting business. Her husband Dave Moore retired as a Colonel after 30 years in the U.S. Army. Dave served as an Apache helicopter pilot in the First Gulf War, Korea, Kosovo, and served two tours during Operation Iraqi Freedom, where they met in Baghdad. Elissa has two step-daughters who serve as an Army officer and a physician respectively.

References

  1. ↑ Pathé, Simone (August 8, 2018). "General Election Matchups Take Shape in Michigan". Roll Call – via Proquest.
  2. 1 2 "Slotkin to face Rep. Bishop in Michigan's 8th". Fox 17. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Elissa Slotkin Named a DoD Intl Security Affairs Lead, Promoted to SES". ExecutiveGov.
  4. ↑ "WAR on TERROR w/CC: 1-13-17. Pentagon Press Update on Battle Against Violent Terrorist Groups". YouTube.
  5. ↑ "13 Jan, 2017 #Pentagon Presser with Elissa Slotkin on #Raqqa 1 of 5". YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Elissa Slotkin". C-SPAN. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Hogan, John. "Elissa Slotkin". Aspen Security Forum. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Russian Bear on the Prowl". YouTube. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  9. ↑ http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/10/16/elissa-slotkin-mike-bishop-fundraising/768471001/
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