Mark Lippert

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Lippert
Occupation	Military Officer
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1973(1973-02-28)
Age	51
Country	United States
Birth City	Cincinnati
Horoscope	Aquarius

Mark Lippert Biography

Mark Lippert is one of the most popular and richest Military Officer who was born on February 28, 1973 in Cincinnati, United States. Mark William Lippert (born February 28th 1973) is an U.S. public servant who was the United States Ambassador to South Korea from 2014 to 2017. Prior to his appointment in South Korea as the Ambassador Lippert has served as the Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Chief of Staff for the National Security Council, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs in the Department of Defense. On March 5, 2015 Lippert was slain by a man holding knives at a police station in South Korea.

Then, in October of 2009 Lippert removed himself from The National Security Council to return to active duty with the Navy. There was speculation over Lippert’s resignation. It was believed that he had been forced to quit because of significant differences with the General Jones particularly in relation to the troop increase. Jones was accused of Lippert of having leaked details about him in the direction of Bob Woodward for Obama’s Wars. Lippert was replaced by Denis McDonough, who would be later serve as the Deputy National Security Advisor and later White House Chief of Staff. Lippert initially recruited McDonough to be Senator Obama’s foreign policy adviser during his 2007 mission to Iraq.

After completing his active duty with the Navy, Lippert was nominated by President Obama in October 2011 to succeed General Wallace “Chip” Gregson as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs. While Lippert’s nomination was held up for several months due to holds placed on it by Senators John McCain and John Cornyn Lippert’s relationship with former National Security Advisor Jim Jones, and over F-16 sales to Taiwan, respectively, he was confirmed by the Senate in a voice vote on April 2012. Among Lippert’s most important accomplishments was building defense relations with friends, partners, and allies in the region. Stars and Stripes reported that Lippert “played a key role in DOD’s push to deepen defense ties with Asian nations as the Pentagon implements a new strategy aimed at building U.S. influence in Asia… and has transformed our relationship in the Pacific.”

Throughout his time in the Senate and during the presidential campaign, Lippert was noted for having a close relationship with then Senator Obama. He is credited for helping Obama develop his views on defense and foreign policy, particularly his support for a withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, which was completed under President Obama in December 2011 as well as Obama’s emphasis on transnational security issues, such as genocide and weapons of mass destruction.

After his return to Iraq, Lippert served as a senior advisor to foreign policy to Obama’s then-Senator campaign. He was in charge of giving briefings to Obama on the latest issues in foreign policy all through the election. He also helped prepare Obama regarding foreign policies topics for his presidential debates. Lippert later was the the deputy director for foreign policy of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.

Mark Lippert Net Worth

Mark Lippert is one of the richest Military Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Lippert 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the years prior to his appointment in 1999, he had been working in The State Department and for California Senator Dianne Feinstein. Lippert was a foreign and defense policy advisor to senator and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and the Senate Democratic Policy Committee from 1999 until October 2000. Then, he was an analyst to senator Patrick Leahy from October 2000 until February 2001. Lippert was on the staff in the Senate Appropriations Committee, State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee, beginning in February 2001 through June 2005. He was appointed in June of 2005 to took on the role of an advisor on foreign policy to senator Barack Obama, who was at the time a member of the Senate Foreign Relations committee. He was hired by the Chief of Staff Pete Rouse, who was Counselor to the President from 2005 until 2013.

Lippert was also inducted into the Navy Reserve in 2005 through the Direct Commission Officer program of the Navy in the capacity of an intelligence officer. From August 2007 through the end of June, 2008, Lippert remained for around a year on the course of an eight-month duty tour within Iraq in the capacity of an intelligence agent in The Navy SEALs. He was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for his duty in Iraq.

Following Obama’s inauguration in January 2009, he was appointed Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the National Security Council, a position which had not existed in the Bush administration, but had existed in previous administrations. During his time as Chief of Staff, Lippert oversaw the merger of the staffs of the Homeland Security Council, which had been created in October 2001 by President Bush, and the National Security Council, into a single National Security Staff. Unlike his recent predecessors, then-National Security Advisor General Jim Jones delegated much of the day-to-day responsibilities for the National Security Council to his deputy, Tom Donilon, and to a couple of Obama campaign veterans, including Denis McDonough and Mark Lippert.

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At about 7:40 a.m. on March 5, 2015, Lippert was attacked by a knife-wielding man at a restaurant attached to Sejong Center in downtown Seoul, where he was scheduled to give a speech at a meeting of the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation. The assailant, Kim Ki-jong, is a member of Uri Madang, a progressive cultural organization opposed to the Korean War. He inflicted wounds on Lippert’s left arm as well as a four-inch cut on the right side of the ambassador’s face, requiring 80 stitches. Lippert underwent surgery at Yonsei University’s Severance Hospital in Seoul. While his injuries were not life-threatening, doctors stated that it would take several months for Lippert to regain use of his fingers. A police official said that the knife used in the attack was 10 inches (25 cm) long and Lippert later reported that the blade penetrated to within 2 cm of his carotid artery. ABC News summarized the immediate aftermath of the attack as follows: “Ambassador Lippert, an Iraq war veteran, defended himself from the attack. Lippert was rushed to a hospital where he was treated for deep cuts to his face, his arm, and his hand. … [He] kept his cool throughout the incident.”

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Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Military Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Lippert celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.