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'''Kashyap Pramod Patel''' is an [[United States|American]] government official serving, as of 2020, as chief of staff to the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Acting United States Secretary of Defense]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
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Kashyap "Kash" Patel was born in [[Garden City, New York]] to ethnically [[Gujarati people|Gujarti]] parents who had immigrated to the [[United States]] from [[Canada]] in 1970.<ref name="ia">{{cite news |last1=Haniffa |first1=Aziz |title=Trump admirer Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel lands important White House position |url=https://www.indiaabroad.com/us_affairs/trump-admirer-kashyap-kash-patel-lands-important-white-house-position/article_9a437cfa-b8a7-11e9-b9bd-a7f4d294de7f.html |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=India Abroad |date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Richmond]] in 2002 and earned a [[juris doctor]] from [[Pace University]] in 2005.<ref name="ia"/><ref name="toi"/> He also received a certificate in [[international law]] from [[University College London]].<ref name="express"/> |
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==Career== |
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After graduating law school, Patel worked as a [[public defender]] in [[Florida]] for eight years.<ref name="toi"/> In 2014 he was hired as a trial attorney in the National Security Division of the [[United States Department of Justice]], where he simultaneously served as a legal liaison to the [[United States Special Operations Command]].<ref name="toi"/> He later was appointed senior counsel on counterterrorism at the [[House Select Committee on Intelligence]].<ref name="toi"/><ref name="express">{{cite news |title=Who is Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-kashyap-kash-patel-5050312/ |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=February 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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During the [[presidency of Donald Trump]], Patel held several staff positions in the [[White House]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Lalit K |title=Indian-American Pentagon official Kash Patel sues CNN, seeks USD 50 mn for defamation |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/indian-american-pentagon-official-kash-094316370.html |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=[[Yahoo]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> In June 2019, he was appointed senior director of the Counterterrorism Directorate at the [[United States National Security Council]]; according to the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', he led a "secret" mission to [[Damascus]] in early 2020 to negotiate the release of Majd Kamalmaz and journalist [[Austin Tice]], both of whom were being held by the Syrian government.<ref name="toi">{{cite news |title=Indian-American named Chief of Staff |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/79165009.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=[[Times of India]] |date=November 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=White House official held secret talks in Syria to free US citizens |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/us-official-held-secret-talks-in-syria-to-free-us-citizens-report-646174 |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=[[Jerusalem Post]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=October 19, 2020}}</ref> |
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In November 2020, Patel was made chief of staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian-American Kash Patel Named Chief Of Staff To Acting US Defence Secretary |url=https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/indian-american-kash-patel-named-chief-of-staff-to-acting-us-defence-secretary-2323673 |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> Shortly after his appointment, [[CNN]] published a story that described Patel as a "conspiracy theorist".<ref name="firstpost">{{cite news |title=Indian-American Pentagon official Kash Patel files $50 million defamation lawsuit against CNN |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/indian-american-pentagon-official-kash-patel-files-50-million-defamation-lawsuit-against-cnn-9121051.html |access-date=January 1, 2020 |work=[[Firstpost]] |publisher= |date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> Patel rejected the characterization and filed a $50 million defamation suit against CNN the following month.<ref name="firstpost"/> As chief of staff he was designated to lead the Department of Defense's liaison to the [[presidential transition of Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Feldscher |first1=Jacqueline |title=Kash Patel, recently installed Trump loyalist, now leading Pentagon transition |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/24/kash-patel-pentagon-transition-440293 |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=[[Politico]] |date=November 24, 2020}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 05:42, 2 January 2021
Kashyap Pramod Patel is an American government official serving, as of 2020, as chief of staff to the Acting United States Secretary of Defense.
Early life and education
Kashyap "Kash" Patel was born in Garden City, New York to ethnically Gujarti parents who had immigrated to the United States from Canada in 1970.[1] He graduated from the University of Richmond in 2002 and earned a juris doctor from Pace University in 2005.[1][2] He also received a certificate in international law from University College London.[3]
Career
After graduating law school, Patel worked as a public defender in Florida for eight years.[2] In 2014 he was hired as a trial attorney in the National Security Division of the United States Department of Justice, where he simultaneously served as a legal liaison to the United States Special Operations Command.[2] He later was appointed senior counsel on counterterrorism at the House Select Committee on Intelligence.[2][3]
During the presidency of Donald Trump, Patel held several staff positions in the White House.[4] In June 2019, he was appointed senior director of the Counterterrorism Directorate at the United States National Security Council; according to the Wall Street Journal, he led a "secret" mission to Damascus in early 2020 to negotiate the release of Majd Kamalmaz and journalist Austin Tice, both of whom were being held by the Syrian government.[2][5]
In November 2020, Patel was made chief of staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller.[6] Shortly after his appointment, CNN published a story that described Patel as a "conspiracy theorist".[7] Patel rejected the characterization and filed a $50 million defamation suit against CNN the following month.[7] As chief of staff he was designated to lead the Department of Defense's liaison to the presidential transition of Joe Biden.[8]
References
- ^ a b Haniffa, Aziz (August 13, 2019). "Trump admirer Kashyap 'Kash' Patel lands important White House position". India Abroad. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Indian-American named Chief of Staff". Times of India. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Who is Kashyap 'Kash' Patel?". The Indian Express. February 3, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Jha, Lalit K (December 17, 2020). "Indian-American Pentagon official Kash Patel sues CNN, seeks USD 50 mn for defamation". Yahoo. Press Trust of India. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "White House official held secret talks in Syria to free US citizens". Jerusalem Post. Reuters. October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Indian-American Kash Patel Named Chief Of Staff To Acting US Defence Secretary". NDTV. Press Trust of India. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Indian-American Pentagon official Kash Patel files $50 million defamation lawsuit against CNN". Firstpost. December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ Feldscher, Jacqueline (November 24, 2020). "Kash Patel, recently installed Trump loyalist, now leading Pentagon transition". Politico. Retrieved January 1, 2021.