Keith Kellogg

Joseph Keith Kellogg Jr. (born May 12, 1944), known as Keith Kellogg, is a retired Lieutenant General in the United States Army who is currently serving as the Chief of Staff of the United States National Security Council in the Trump administration. Notably, he served as National Security Advisor on an acting basis following the resignation of Michael T. Flynn.

President Donald Trump put Kellogg in charge of the presidential transition agency action team for defense. He was named a foreign policy advisor to then-presidential candidate Trump in March 2016.

Life and career
Kellogg was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Helen (Costello) and Joseph Keith Kellogg. In 1961, he received his diploma from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Kellogg was commissioned into the Army through Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC) at Santa Clara University and subsequently entered the Infantry branch.

During the Vietnam War he served in the 101st Airborne Division and, after qualifying as a U.S. Army Special Forces officer, as a special forces adviser to the Cambodian Army.

In 1996 he took command of the 82nd Airborne Division. Later rising to the rank of Lieutenant General, from 2003 to 2004 he held a leading position in the Coalition Provisional Authority. Kellogg served as chief operating officer for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, the transition government of Iraq, after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of that country. Following Kellogg's retirement from active duty, he joined Oracle Corporation as an adviser to its homeland security division. He was recently employed by Cubic Corporation and earlier by CACI International Inc., since January 2005.

On December 15, 2016, it was announced that Kellogg would be appointed Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the United States National Security Council by President-elect Donald Trump.

On February 13, 2017, following the resignation of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Keith Kellogg became the Acting National Security Advisor in the interim of a permanent replacement being appointed. President Trump interviewed Kellogg and three others to determine who to permanently fill the position of National Security Advisor. The position ultimately went to H. R. McMaster.

Personal life
Kellogg is married. His wife, Paige, is a former U.S. Army officer who served during the 1983 Invasion of Grenada.

Awards and decorations
Lieutenant General Kellogg's major decorations and badges include: