John Bolton
26thUnited States National Security Advisor In office President Donald Trump Deputy Ricky L. Waddell Preceded by H. R. McMaster Succeeded by Robert C. O'Brien 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations In office President George W. Bush Secretary-General Kofi Annan Preceded by John Danforth Succeeded by Zalmay Khalilzad 3rd Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security In office President George W. Bush Preceded by John D. Holum Succeeded by Robert Joseph 18th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs In office President George H. W. Bush Preceded by Richard S. Williamson Succeeded by Douglas J. Bennet Personal details Born John Robert Bolton
(1948-11-20 ) November 20, 1948 (age 76) Baltimore, Maryland Political party Republican Spouse(s) Gretchen Bolton Children Jennifer Sarah Bolton Alma mater Yale University (B.A,J.D ) Profession Lawyer, diplomat Military service Branch/service United States Army Unit Maryland Army National Guard
John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is anAmerican lawyer and diplomat. He was the 26thUnited States National Security Advisor from April 9, 2018 through September 10, 2019. He has served in severalRepublican administrations. Bolton served as theU.S. ambassador to the United Nations from August 2005 until December 2006 as arecess appointee by PresidentGeorge W. Bush . John Bolton advocated thesecond war with Iraq .[ 1] [ 2] resigned in December 2006.
On March 22, 2018, PresidentDonald Trump announced his appointment asNational Security Advisor , to take office on April 9, 2018.[ 3]
On September 10, 2019, Bolton turned in his resignation to the Trump administration.[ 4]
Amember of the Republican party, hispolitical views have been described as Americannationalist ,[ 5] [ 6] conservative ,[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] neoconservative .[ 11] term .[ 12]
Bolton has openly thought about the idea of running for president in the2024 United States presidential election to win theRepublican nomination against former President Donald Trump.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
↑ "John Bolton and the "national security" impeachment" .World Socialist Web Site . Retrieved2023-02-15 .↑ Jennifer Senior (January 1, 2006)."Bolton in a China Shop" .New York ↑ Trump, Donald [@realDonaldTrump] (March 22, 2018)."I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor. I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend. There will be an official contact handover on 4/9" (Tweet). RetrievedMarch 22, 2018 – viaTwitter . ↑ @realDonaldTrump (September 10, 2019)."I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore..." (Tweet) – viaTwitter . ↑ Ignatieff, Michael (2009).American Exceptionalism and Human Rights Princeton University Press . p. 22 .ISBN 978-0691116488 Beginning in the 1980s, a conservative legal counterattack gained ground, taking a strongly Americanist or nationalist view of international law. Academic lawyers like John Bolton ... ↑ "Background: John Bolton's Nomination to the U.N." NPR Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedMarch 22, 2018 .Over the past 30 years, John Bolton has advertised himself as an unadulterated nationalist and opponent of multilateralism. He's not a healthy skeptic about the United Nations, but widely known as a committed, destructive opponent and ideological lone ranger. ↑ Mousavian, Seyed (2012).The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir . Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 18.ISBN 978-0870032684 Conservative John Bolton ... ↑ Baker, Peter (March 13, 2018)."As White House's Revolving Door Whirls, Chaos Is the Only Constant" .The New York Times ISSN 0362-4331 .Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 . ↑ "US Democrats hail return to power" .BBC Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. RetrievedNovember 10, 2006 .↑ David Ramm, "Bolton, John R.",Current Biography Yearbook , 2006. ↑ Jentleson, Bruce W.; Whytock, Christopher A. (March 30, 2006)."Who 'Won' Libya? The Force-Diplomacy Debate and Its Implications for Theory and Policy" .International Security .30 (3):47– 86.doi :10.1162/isec.2005.30.3.47 .S2CID 57572461 . Archived fromthe original on April 26, 2021. RetrievedMarch 31, 2023 . ↑ "Transcript" .Hardball with Chris Matthews . November 21, 2007.Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2020 .MATTHEWS: The trouble with neoconservatives... BOLTON: I'm not a neoconservative. ↑ Buncombe, Andrew."John Bolton vows 2024 presidential run to stop Donald Trump securing White House" .www.independent.co.uk . RetrievedJanuary 10, 2023 . ↑ Hartmann, Margaret."John Bolton Announces 2024's Most Ridiculous Presidential Bid" .nymag.com Vox Media . Retrieved10 January 2023 . ↑ Strozewski, Zoe."John Bolton's Chances of Beating Trump in 2024 for GOP Nomination" .www.newsweek.com . RetrievedJanuary 10, 2023 .
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