She is the former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. Before her arrival at the Department of State, Under Secretary Thompson served as the Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President. Prior to this, she was the National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence.
He eventually divorced his Australian wife and married Andrea in June 2017. Andrea Lee Thompson (born March 1, 1966) is an American government official and former military officer. Under Secretary Thompson is the co-author of the book A native South Dakotan, Under Secretary Thompson lives in Alexandria with her family. In November 2019, Thompson founded the Andrea Thompson Group, an international strategic consulting firm that works with companies to develop and implement their strategic plans and expand in the global marketplace. Prior to her tenure at the White House, Under Secretary Thompson served as the Director of the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute. Republican Ron Estes received 52.2% of the vote and won, while runner-up Democrat James Thompson lost with 46% of the vote.Stephen J. Akard is an American diplomat and the current United States director of the Office of Foreign Missions, a division of the Department of State. A South Dakota native and proud University of South Dakota alumna, Thompson is also co-author of the book Achieving Victory in Iraq: Countering an Insurgency.

She brings more than 25 years of service in the United States military to her role, including deployments on multiple combat tours, such as: Intelligence Directorate/J2 Chief of Staff in Afghanistan, Senior Intelligence Officer for Multi-National Division (North) in Iraq, as well as tours in Iraq, Bosnia, and operational and strategic deployments around the world.Under Secretary Thompson also served as the National Security Advisor for the Chairman, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security and Senior Military Advisor to the Chairman, U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee.She graduated with honors from the University of South Dakota (Phi Beta Kappa), and received her Masters’ Degrees from Long Island University and National Defense University. All session by Andrea Thompson. Andrea Lee Thompson (born March 1, 1966) is an American government official and former military officer. Before entering Andrea Thompson’s decision not to disclose her contacts and her husband’s business dealings is viewed within the administration as a serious lack of judgment. She previously served as the Director of the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute and is the co‐author of the book Achieving Victory in Iraq: Countering an Insurgency. Andrea L. Thompson was confirmed as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security on April 26, 2018. Andrea Thompson is affiliated with United States Department of State, Office of the Vice President Under Donald Trump, Executive Office of the President Under Donald Trump, United States Army, McChrystal Group LLC, U.S. Department of Defense, House Committee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Foreign Affairs Before her arrival at the Department of State, Under Secretary Thompson served as the Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President.

McCloy Panel: Security – Germany’s New Global Role. Andrea L. Thompson was confirmed as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security on April 26, 2018. Thompson’s tenure as brigade commander of 902 Intelligence Group also ended. ABOUT US . Main Stage . Prior to this, she was the National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence.

From June 2007 to August 2008, she served as the special assistant to General Thompson then served in several domestic deployments, including as brigade commander of the In March 2013, Thompson became the senior military advisor to the After retiring from the U.S. Army, Thompson became a director of the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute, an advisory services and Thompson was appointed the National Security Advisor to Vice President On December 12, 2017, the White House announced that Thompson would be nominated as the A special election was held on April 11, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 4th congressional district after the incumbent, Mike Pompeo, resigned because of his nomination by President Donald Trump as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.