Lecture Topic: Russia and national security “Fireside Chat” talk and Q&A with Lt. Gen. Eric Wendt, U.S. Army (retired), NPS Professor of Practice, Defense Analysis

Ambassador Sullivan’s career spans four decades in public service in prominent diplomatic and legal positions under five U.S. presidents. His most recent position was as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation 2020-2022 (for both President Biden and President Trump) in Moscow at the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. He is author of "Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West."

Sullivan's earlier positions included Deputy Secretary of Commerce, following his service from 2005 to 2007 as the general counsel of the department. Previously, Ambassador Sullivan was counselor to Assistant Attorney General J. Michael Luttig in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. Read more.

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