James A. Kelly
Politician, Person
2001 –
Who is James A. Kelly?
James Andrew Kelly was Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. President George W. Bush nominated Kelly on April 3, 2001; he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 26, 2001 and sworn in on May 1, 2001.
From 1994-2001, Kelly was president of the Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic and International Studies of Honolulu. The Pacific Forum has analyzed and led dialogue on Asia-Pacific political, security, and economic/business issues since 1975. It is the autonomous Pacific arm of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. He is currently a Senior Adviser and Distinguished Alumni at CSIS.
From 1989 to 1994, Kelly was President of EAP Associates, Inc., of Honolulu, which provided international business consulting services with an Asia/Pacific focus to private clients. Previously, Kelly served at the White House in Washington, DC as Special Assistant for National Security Affairs to President Ronald Reagan, and as Senior Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council, from March 1986 to March 1989. From June, 1983 to March 1986, Kelly was at the Pentagon as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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- Born
- 2001
- Also known as
- James Kelly
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard Business School
- United States Naval Academy
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on July 23, 2013
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