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Tien earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the [[United States Military Academy]] (colloquially called "West Point," after its location), and a Master of Arts in political science from the [[Queen's College, Oxford]], where he studied as a [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar.]]<ref name="WHBio">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-12 |title=President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Members for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/12/president-biden-announces-his-intent-to-nominate-key-members-for-the-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/ |access-date=2021-04-17 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref> Tien was also a National Security Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=John Tien|url=https://www.newpolitics.org/lc-jtien|access-date=2021-06-21|website=New Politics|language=en-US}}</ref>
Tien earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the [[United States Military Academy]] (colloquially called "West Point," after its location), and a Master of Arts in political science from the [[Queen's College, Oxford]], where he studied as a [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar.]]<ref name="WHBio">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-12 |title=President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Members for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/12/president-biden-announces-his-intent-to-nominate-key-members-for-the-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/ |access-date=2021-04-17 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref> Tien was also a National Security Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=John Tien|url=https://www.newpolitics.org/lc-jtien|access-date=2021-06-21|website=New Politics|language=en-US}}</ref>


While at West Point, and after 184 years of the Academy’s existence, Tien was the first ever Asian American to be selected for and hold the year-long position as the First Captain and Brigade Commander of West Point’s Corps of Cadets.<ref>{{Cite book|last=author.|first=Rice, Daniel E.,|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/852900512|title=West Point leadership : profiles of courage|isbn=978-0-9891473-0-9|oclc=852900512}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Virtual Roundtable: A Conversation on Race in the Military|url=https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-roundtable-a-conversation-on-race-in-the-military-1|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.cnas.org|language=en}}</ref> Previous First Captains include Generals Pershing, Wainwright, MacArthur, and Westmoreland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=West Point Association of Graduates|title=First Captains of West Point United States Military Academy|url=https://www.westpointaog.org/file/FirstCaptains.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref> This achievement has been immortalized twice on West Point's campus: once in the Academy's museum and once at the Thayer Hotel which honors notable graduates with dedicated rooms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tien|url=https://www.thethayerhotel.com/tien.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=The Thayer Hotel|language=en}}</ref>
While at West Point, and after 184 years (at that time) of the Academy’s existence, Tien was the first ever Asian American to be selected for and hold the year-long position as the First Captain and Brigade Commander of West Point’s Corps of Cadets.<ref>{{Cite book|last=author.|first=Rice, Daniel E.,|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/852900512|title=West Point leadership : profiles of courage|isbn=978-0-9891473-0-9|oclc=852900512}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Virtual Roundtable: A Conversation on Race in the Military|url=https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-roundtable-a-conversation-on-race-in-the-military-1|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.cnas.org|language=en}}</ref> Previous First Captains include Generals Pershing, Wainwright, MacArthur, and Westmoreland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=West Point Association of Graduates|title=First Captains of West Point United States Military Academy|url=https://www.westpointaog.org/file/FirstCaptains.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref> This achievement has been immortalized twice on West Point's campus: once in the Academy's museum and once at the Thayer Hotel which honors notable graduates with dedicated rooms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tien|url=https://www.thethayerhotel.com/tien.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=The Thayer Hotel|language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 00:16, 22 June 2021

John Tien
United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingDavid Pekoske (acting)
Personal details
SpouseTracy Tien
Children2
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Queen's College, Oxford (MA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
RankColonel

John Tien is an American government official who is the senate-confirmed nominee to serve as United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security in the Biden administration.

Education

Tien earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the United States Military Academy (colloquially called "West Point," after its location), and a Master of Arts in political science from the Queen's College, Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.[1] Tien was also a National Security Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College.[2]

While at West Point, and after 184 years (at that time) of the Academy’s existence, Tien was the first ever Asian American to be selected for and hold the year-long position as the First Captain and Brigade Commander of West Point’s Corps of Cadets.[3][4] Previous First Captains include Generals Pershing, Wainwright, MacArthur, and Westmoreland.[5] This achievement has been immortalized twice on West Point's campus: once in the Academy's museum and once at the Thayer Hotel which honors notable graduates with dedicated rooms.[6]

Career

Military and Early Government Service

Tien served in the United States Army for 24 years, retiring with the rank of colonel. His military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star with one oak leaf cluster, the Combat Action Badge, and the Valorous Unit Award.[2][7] He served in combat operations in Iraq three times to include as the Task Force 2-37 Armor Battalion Commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom in the cities of Tal Afar and Ramadi, Iraq.[8][9] During the Clinton administration, Tien worked as an aide in the Office of the United States Trade Representative as a White House Fellow.[10] During the Bush Administration, Tien was a Director of Iraq on the United States National Security Council (NSC).[11][12] He was kept on by the NSC for the Obama administration and served as the Senior Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan.[11][12][13]

Civilian Years

From 2011-2021, Tien was a managing director at Citigroup serving in a variety of senior executive positions to include chief operating officer, chief technology officer, and chief administrative officer.[2] During that time, Tien also served in a variety of volunteer non-profit board and leadership council roles to include: Board Chair of The Mission Continues;[14] Board Member of The Warrior Alliance;[15] Advisory Board Member of VETLANTA;[16] Leadership Council Member of the Bob Woodruff Foundation;[17] Leadership Council Member of New Politics;[2] Advisory Board Member of the Howard and Sheri Schultz Family Foundation,[18] and Board of Councilors Member of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Center.[19] He was also an early-stage funder and co-founder of social venture app Diversitypop.[20]

Biden Administration

On April 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Tien to be the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.[1] On April 22, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[21] On June 17, 2021, Tien was confirmed in a full Senate vote by 60-34.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Members for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security". The White House. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  2. ^ a b c d "John Tien". New Politics. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. ^ author., Rice, Daniel E.,. West Point leadership : profiles of courage. ISBN 978-0-9891473-0-9. OCLC 852900512. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Virtual Roundtable: A Conversation on Race in the Military". www.cnas.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  5. ^ West Point Association of Graduates. "First Captains of West Point United States Military Academy" (PDF). Retrieved June 21, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Tien". The Thayer Hotel. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  7. ^ Merrill, Will G., Jr. (2017). Ordinary people : extraordinary heroes : Afghanistan and Iraq : the face of war. North Charleston, SC. ISBN 978-1-5003-2529-9. OCLC 1022120319.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Members for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security". The White House. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  9. ^ "Battling violence in the heart of darkness". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  10. ^ "Biden Unveils Picks to Lead CBP and USCIS, Along with a No. 2 for DHS – Homeland Security Today". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  11. ^ a b Woodward, Bob (2011). Obama's wars (1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-7249-0. OCLC 671531726. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  12. ^ a b Gans, John (2019). White House warriors : how the National Security Council transformed the American way of war (First edition ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-63149-456-7. OCLC 1081339293. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. ^ "President Biden Nominates John Tien, Jen Easterly, Robert Silvers for DHS, CISA Roles". Executive Gov. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  14. ^ "The Mission Continues Announces Upcoming Change of Command As It Embarks On Three-Year Strategic Plan". The Mission Continues. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  15. ^ "‎The Warrior Alliance Network: John Tien - Managing Director, Citigroup/ TWA Board Member on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  16. ^ Norcia, Andy (2020-06-11). "About VETLANTA and the volunteer leadership". VETLANTA. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  17. ^ "John Tien – Bob Woodruff Foundation". Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  18. ^ "Supply Chain Now Radio - Episode-208". Supply Chain Now. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  19. ^ "John Tien's email & phone number - Board of Councilors at The Carter Center". SignalHire. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  20. ^ "Cheddar". Cheddar. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  21. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 22, 2021
  22. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John K. Tien, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security)" United States Senate, June 17, 2021
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