1. John Francis Hillen III was born on February 3,1966 and is an American business executive and diplomat who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2005 to 2007.
21 Facts About John Hillen
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John Hillen served as president and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions from 2008 to 2013.
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John Hillen currently serves as a college professor and board chairman and director of several companies.
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John Hillen received his BA from Duke University, his MA from King's College London, his doctorate from the St Antony's College, Oxford, and an MBA from Cornell University.
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John Hillen was an officer in the United States Army for twelve years.
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John Hillen has served as a civil affairs officer on jump status with the United States Special Operations Command and as a cavalry officer in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
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John Hillen was featured in Douglas Macgregor's military memoir Warriors Rage: The Great Tank Battle of the 73 Easting.
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John Hillen has served on the Boards of another dozen GovCon companies.
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John Hillen is a two time winner of the Fed100 award, and his companies have won the ACG Deal of the Year Award and the GovCon Company of the Year award.
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John Hillen is the founder of the GovCon Center at George Mason University and was a columnist for Washington Technology magazine and Forbes.
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In 2020 and 2022, John Hillen was the Master of Ceremonies for the Chief Officer Awards.
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John Hillen was responsible for overseeing the department's policies in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, weapons removal and abatement, and defense trade.
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John Hillen is a trustee or director of several non-profit institutions, including The Foreign Policy Research Institute, The Vandenberg Coalition, and National Review.
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John Hillen was for many years a contributing editor to National Review and an ABC News consultant.
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John Hillen is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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From 2007 to 2016, John Hillen served from on the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel, the advisory panel for the head of the United States Navy.
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Also in 2016, John Hillen was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
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In 2020, John Hillen was inducted into the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Hall of Fame, which honors ROTC graduates who distinguished themselves in their military or civilian pursuits.
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John Hillen was a military advisory for Call of Duty: WWII and is featured as a character in the game.
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John Hillen won the outstanding professor award in the MBA program three times for his core course in strategy.
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The elder John Hillen was a retired Army lieutenant colonel, Army Ranger, Green Beret, Vietnam War veteran and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient.