Mark Lippert
| Mark Lippert | |
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| United States Ambassador to South Korea | |
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In office November 21, 2014 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Sung Kim |
| Succeeded by | Marc Knapper (Acting) |
| Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense | |
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In office May 2013 – October 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Bash |
| Succeeded by | Eric Fanning |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs | |
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In office April 2012 – May 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Chip Gregson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Lavoy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mark William Lippert February 28, 1973 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Robyn Lippert |
| Residence | American Embassy Residence Seoul, South korea |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Awards |
 Bronze Star Medal
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 2005–present |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant
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| Unit |
 U.S. Navy Reserve
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| Battles/wars |
Iraq War • Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Mark William Lippert (born February 28, 1973) is a U.S. public servant who was the United States Ambassador to South Korea from 2014 to 2017. Prior to his tour as Ambassador, Lippert had served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Chief of Staff for the National Security Council, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs in the Department of Defense. On March 5, 2015, he was attacked by a man wielding a knife in South Korea.
Lippert was born in and grew up in Mariemont, Ohio, a suburb just outside Cincinnati. He is the son of Susan (Bridges) and James William Lippert, a lawyer. Lippert graduated from Stanford University where he studied political science as an undergraduate and received a master's degree in international policy studies. While in graduate school at Stanford, he studied Mandarin Chinese at Peking University as part of a study abroad program. As a result, Lippert is known in Mandarin as Lee Mokai (Chinese: 李模楷), the Chinese name he chose for himself during his stay in Beijing.
Prior to 1999, he worked at the State Department and for California Senator Dianne Feinstein. Lippert was a defense and foreign policy advisor to then Senator and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and the Senate Democratic Policy Committee from 1999 to October 2000. He then served as a researcher for Senator Patrick Leahy from October 2000 to February 2001. Lippert served on the professional staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee, State–Foreign Operations Subcommittee, from February 2001 to June 2005. In June 2005, he became a foreign policy advisor to then Senator Barack Obama, who was then serving on the Senate Foreign Relations committee. He was recruited by Senator Obama's Chief of Staff, Pete Rouse, who is currently serving as Counselor to the President.
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