Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
In office August 23, 2021 – December 20, 2023
President
Joe Biden
Preceded by
Victorino Mercado
Succeeded by
Madeline Mortelmans (Acting)
Personal details
Education
Tulane University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA, PhD)
Mara Elizabeth Karlin[1] is an American foreign policy and defense advisor. In April 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Karlin to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities.[2] She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by voice vote on August 9, 2021.[3] Previously, she served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.[4] In her role, she served as the main advisor to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on U.S. security policies related to every country in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere. Her portfolio included shaping U.S. defense policy related to NATO.[5]
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Mara Elizabeth Karlin is an American foreign policy and defense advisor. In April 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Karlin to serve as the Assistant...
August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021. "PN402 - Nomination of Mara Elizabeth Karlin for Department of Defense, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress...
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אמיר אוחנה נבחר כיו"ר הכנסת". סרוגים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-12-29. Karlin, Sam (10 December 2022). "Davante Lewis ousts incumbent from PSC, becomes...
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