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The Private Sector and the 2023 Summit for Democracy: A Preview
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The Honorable Mark William Lippert has a distinguished career in the United States government that spanned approximately two decades and included series of senior-level positions across multiple agencies. From 2014-2017, he served as the United States ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea, based in Seoul. He previously held positions in the Department of Defense, including as chief of staff to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (2013-2014) and as assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (2012-2013), the top official in the Pentagon for all Asia issues. Lippert also worked in the White House as chief of staff to the National Security Council in 2009. Lippert served in the uniformed military. An intelligence officer in the United States Navy, he mobilized to active duty from 2009 to 2011 for service with Naval Special Warfare (SEALs) Development Group that included deployments to Afghanistan and other regions. From 2007 to 2008, he deployed as an intelligence officer with Seal Team One to Anbar Province, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Earlier in his career, Lippert served as a staff member in the United States Senate, where he worked on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for then-Senator Obama; the Senate Appropriations Committee State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee for Senator Leahy, and for other members of the Senate. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal for his service in Iraq, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Basic Parachutist Badge. He is also the recipient of the Department of Defense’s Distinguished Public Service Award and the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with a B.A. in political science and holds an M.A. in international policy studies from the same institution. He speaks Korean and also studied Mandarin Chinese at Beijing University. Lippert is married to Robyn E. Lippert who serves as a senior vice president at UnitedHealth Group and has two children, Sejun and Sahee. They live in Washington, D.C. with their basset hound, Grigsby.
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The Capital Cable #64: U.S. Extended Deterrence
Event by Victor Cha , Mark Lippert , Gary Samore , and Sue Mi Terry — February 9, 2023
The Capital Cable #63: North Korea in 2023
Event by Mark Lippert , Sydney Seiler , and Sue Mi Terry — January 26, 2023
The Capital Cable #61
Event by Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , Sue Mi Terry , and Mark Lambert — December 16, 2022
The Capital Cable #60
Event by Victor Cha , Mark Lippert , and Sue Mi Terry — December 1, 2022
The Capital Cable #59: Democracy, Values & International Security
Event by Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , Sue Mi Terry , Janice Gross Stein , and Peter Van Praagh — November 17, 2022
The Capital Cable #58: U.S.-ROK Defense Cooperation
Event by Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , Sue Mi Terry , Bruce Klingner , and Gordon Lubold — November 3, 2022
The Capital Cable #57: China & the Two Koreas, Party Congress and Decisive Decade
Event by Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , Sue Mi Terry , and Jonathan Cheng — October 20, 2022
The Capital Cable #56: North Korean human rights
Event by Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , Amb. Shin-wha Lee , and Sue Mi Terry — October 6, 2022
The Capital Cable #55: UNGA, Biologics & South Korean Investments and Trade
Event by Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , Thomas Byrne , and Sue Mi Terry — September 22, 2022
The Capital Cable #54: Recent Developments on the Korean Peninsula
Event by Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , Sue Mi Terry , and Scott A. Snyder — September 8, 2022
