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Kurt M. Campbell
American diplomat and businessman (born 1957)
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 2024.2
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Born Aug 27, 1957.1
About
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.
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Companies
- The Asia GroupFounder12
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of California, San Diego3
- Date not recordedYerevan State University3
- Date not recordedBrasenose College3
Kurt Michael Campbell was born on August 27, 1957. He completed a BA at the University of California, San Diego, a certificate in music and political philosophy at the University of Yerevan in Soviet Armenia, and a PhD (international relations at Brasenose College, Oxford, on a Marshall Scholarship.
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Career
Occupation: university teacher, diplomat, security advisor, political scientist.8
- 2024 to 2025United States Deputy Secretary of State7
- 2009 to 2013Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs7
- Date not recordedWorked at Harvard University4
- Date not recordedFounded The Asia Group5
- Date not recordedFounded Center for a New American Security6
Campbell served in several capacities in government, including as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asia and the Pacific, director on the National Security Council Staff, deputy special counselor to the president for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and as a White House Fellow at the United States Department of the Treasury.
Campbell served as an officer in the U.S. Navy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and in the Chief of Naval Operations Special Intelligence Unit. He was also associate professor of public policy and international relations at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and assistant director of the Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.
In 2000, Campbell was hired at the Center for Strategic and International Studies as one of its senior vice-presidents, as director of its International Security Program, and as its Henry A. Kissinger Chair in National Security Policy.
Campbell went on to become the CEO and co-founder of the Center for a New American Security.
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Obama administration
On June 26, 2009, Campbell was appointed by the Obama administration as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs which he continued in until February 8, 2013.
Outside of government
Campbell also served as director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the chairman of the editorial board of the Washington Quarterly. He was the founder and principal of StratAsia, a consulting firm focused on small-to-medium businesses in Asia, and a 2013 co-founder and chair of The Asia Group, a strategic advisory firm also focused on the Asia-Pacific region.
Campbell was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Wasatch Group, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
In 2018–2019, Campbell was Kissinger Fellow at the McCain Institute.
Biden administration
Campbell was appointed as the National Security coordinator for the Indo-Pacific on January 20, 2021, the first day of President Joe Biden's administration. In that role, he traveled to Japan several times and the Solomon Islands. His staff included Dr. Rush Doshi and Sarah Donilon. He has been referred to as the Biden administration's "Asia coordinator" or "Asia czar."
On November 1, 2023, Campbell was nominated by President Biden to become the United States deputy secretary of state, and his nomination was sent to the United States Senate the same day. His nomination was confirmed by a 92–5 vote on February 6, 2024. He was sworn in on February 12, 2024. The Biden administration did not plan to nominate a replacement for Campbell as the Indo-Pacific coordinator. A White House spokesperson shared that the role had been created specifically for Campbell and was not a permanent post.
Post-Biden administration
Campbell rejoined The Asia Group as chairman and co-founder in February 2025. He was appointed a distinguished fellow in diplomacy at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service in March 2025.
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Personal life
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- 1WikidataKurt M. Campbell on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKurt M. Campbell on Wikipedia
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- 13Wikimedia CommonsKurt M. Campbell photo by U.S. Department of State, Public domain