Matthew Forbes Pottinger was born on 1973 and is an American former journalist and US Marine Corps officer who served as the United States deputy national security advisor from September 22,2019, until January 7,2021.
14 Facts About Matthew Pottinger
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Matthew Pottinger submitted his resignation on the afternoon of January 6, in response to the 2021 United States Capitol attack.
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Matthew Pottinger was educated at Milton Academy and was a schoolmate and childhood friend of John Avlon.
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Matthew Pottinger graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese studies and is fluent in Mandarin.
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Matthew Pottinger's stories won awards from the Society of Publishers in Asia.
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Matthew Pottinger covered a variety of topics, including the SARS epidemic and the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami; in the latter assignment, he met United States Marines and was inspired by their courage.
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In September 2005, Matthew Pottinger joined the Marine Corps and served as a military intelligence officer.
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Matthew Pottinger was over-aged and out of shape when he joined.
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Matthew Pottinger served three deployments: one in Iraq from April to November 2007, and two in Afghanistan from November 2008 to May 2009 and July 2009 to May 2010.
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Matthew Pottinger was sanctioned by China, in January 2021, alongside 28 other Trump administration officials for alleged violations of China's sovereignty.
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Matthew Pottinger submitted his resignation on January 6,2021, following the US Capitol attack in which supporters of President Donald Trump invaded the US Capitol building to halt the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's lawful electoral college victory.
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Matthew Pottinger joined the Hoover Institution as a distinguished fellow and is a participant on its "China's Global Sharp Power Project" research team.
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Matthew Pottinger serves as chairman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' China Program.
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In 2014, Matthew Pottinger married Dr Yen Duong, a virologist who immigrated to the United States as a child after she and her family fled Vietnam following the Vietnam War.