H. R. McMaster

Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster (born July 24, 1962) is an American Lieutenant General in the United States Army and author. He was the 26th United States National Security Advisor from February 20, 2017 to April 9, 2018.^[1] He was commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Ft. Benning, Georgia.

H. R. McMaster
26th National Security Advisor
In office February 20, 2017 – April 9, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	K. T. McFarland
Preceded by	Michael T. Flynn
Succeeded by	John R. Bolton
Personal details
Born	Herbert Raymond McMaster (1962-07-24) July 24, 1962 (age 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Kathleen Trotter (1985–present)
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star (2) Purple Heart Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2) Army Meritorious Service Medal (5) Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal (4) Army Achievement Medal (4)
Military service
Nickname(s)	The Iconoclast General
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1984–present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Eagle Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate, Army Capabilities Integration Center Joint Anti-Corruption Task Force (Shafafiyat), International Security Assistance Force Maneuver Center of Excellence Army Capabilities Integration Center
Battles/wars	Persian Gulf War  • Battle of 73 Easting War on Terror  • Iraq War  • War in Afghanistan

McMaster served as Director of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-Shafafiyat (CJIATF-Shafafiyat) (Transparency) at ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is known for his roles in the Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

McMaster resigned as National Security Advisor on March 22, 2018, which became effective on April 9, 2018.^[2] He was replaced by John R. Bolton.^[3][4]

References

1. Lucey, Catherine (February 20, 2017). "PRES. TRUMP PICKS PHILADELPHIA NATIVE ARMY LT. GEN. H.R. MCMASTER AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER". Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
2. Landler, Mark; Davis, Julie Hirschfeld; Baker, Peter (2018-03-22). "McMaster to Resign as National Security Adviser, and Will Be Replaced by John Bolton". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
3. "John Bolton to replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser". POLITICO. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
4. Jaffe, Greg (2018-03-22). "Trump names former ambassador John Bolton as his new national security adviser". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

Other websites

Media related to H. R. McMaster at Wikimedia Commons Quotations related to H. R. McMaster at Wikiquote

• "H.R. McMaster: The Warrior's-Eye View of Afghanistan", Wall Street Journal interview May 11, 2012
• Online Video of Frontline program The Insurgency, see part 4.
• Nov 2003 Crack in the Foundation: Defense Transformation and the Underlying Assumption of Dominant Knowledge in Future War, H.R. McMaster (PDF)
• Hoover Institution bio Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine