Victoria Curtin Gardner Coates is an American right-wing political consultant.
11 Facts About Victoria Coates
1.
2.
Victoria Coates served as Senior Advisor to Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette in 2020 and later was appointed to run the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
3.
Victoria Coates served on the United States National Security Council, originally as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Assessments before getting promoted to Deputy National Security Advisor upon the nomination of Robert C O'Brien.
4.
Victoria Coates is a distant descendant of Andrew Gregg Curtin, who served as Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War.
5.
Victoria Coates later taught at the University as an occasional adjunct instructor.
6.
Victoria Coates served as an advisor to former Texas governor Rick Perry during his 2012 presidential bid.
7.
Victoria Coates became an advisor to Ted Cruz in 2013 and his leading national security advisor during his 2016 presidential campaign.
8.
Victoria Coates joined the White House when President Donald Trump took office in 2017 and became one of the President's longest-serving staffers.
9.
Victoria Coates was senior director at the National Security Council for the Middle East and North Africa, and in 2019, Robert C O'Brien promoted her to Deputy National Security Advisor.
10.
In February 2020, it became known that Victoria Coates was leaving the White House to become a senior advisor at the Energy Department; the transfer officially occurred a few days later.
11.
In December 2020, Victoria Coates was appointed to run the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.