Alexander Vindman

American Army officer

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2024 Alexander Vindman appeared in the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm titled 'No Lessons Learned.'
2023 Starting in this year, Vindman took on roles as a Hauser Leader and Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership.
March 2023 The Vindman brothers launched the project Trident Support, aiming to establish a weapon maintenance and training facility within Ukraine and recruit skilled Western contractors to assist Ukrainian troops.
2022 Along with Daniel Lubetzky, Alexander Vindman became co-chair of the Global Democracy Ambassador Scholarship aimed at helping Ukrainian students pursue education abroad.
2022 Vindman received his doctor of international affairs degree from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
2022 Vindman filed a lawsuit against several Trump allies, alleging intimidation and retaliation against him while he testified in Congress.
November 8 2022 Alexander Vindman's lawsuit was dismissed by Federal Judge James E. Boasberg, who noted that 'political hackery alone' is not a violation of the law.
May 2022 The Defense Department inspector general found that the Trump administration unlawfully retaliated against Yevgeny Vindman for his role in revealing the Trump-Ukraine scandal.
February 2022 Alexander Vindman filed a lawsuit alleging that various defendants disseminated false allegations about him, including claims of being a spy for Ukraine and leaking classified data.
February 24 2022 Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Alexander Vindman publicly supported countering Russian aggression and conducted lectures on the Russo-Ukrainian War.
January 2022 Began serving as a senior advisor for VoteVets and started directing the Vet Voice Foundation's national security think tank.
2021 Alexander Vindman published a memoir titled Here, Right Matters, which quickly became a New York Times bestseller and detailed his role as a primary witness in Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial.
2021 Alexander Vindman appeared in the 11th season finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm titled 'The Mormon Advantage.'
2021 Alexander Vindman pursued a Doctor of International Affairs degree at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and became an executive board member of the Renew Democracy Initiative.
March 16 2021 The Army promoted Yevgeny S. Vindman to the rank of colonel.
2020 Vindman was appointed as the first Pritzker Military Fellow of the Pritzker Military Foundation, allowing him to engage in research and public discourse on defense and national security.
2020 Alexander Vindman and his wife Rachel appeared in an advertisement created by The Lincoln Project and VoteVets supporting Joe Biden's presidential campaign.
August 1 2020 Alexander Vindman authored an opinion piece in the Washington Post addressing his retirement from the U.S. military.
July 2020 Vindman retired from the military after 21 years of service, citing vengeful behavior and bullying from President Trump and administration officials following his testimony.
July 2 2020 Senator Tammy Duckworth announced her intention to block Senate confirmation of military promotions unless defense secretary Mark Esper provided written confirmation that the Trump administration would not block Alexander Vindman's promotion to colonel.
February 11 2020 During a panel discussion, National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brien stated that the decision to transfer both Vindman brothers back to the Army was not retaliatory.
February 10 2020 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer requested federal Inspectors General to investigate potential retaliation against Vindman following his removal from the White House.
February 7 2020 Vindman was reassigned from his position as Director of European Affairs for the NSC.
February 7 2020 Vindman informed his NSC colleagues that he expected to leave the White House's National Security Council to return to the Department of Defense, and later that day, he was escorted out of the White House.
February 7 2020 Yevgeny S. Vindman was dismissed from his position on the National Security Council staff handling ethics issues, the same day Alexander was removed from his NSC post.
November 19 2019 Vindman testified in person before the US House of Representatives regarding his concerns over Trump's call with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
October 29 2019 Vindman was subpoenaed to testify before Congressional investigators as part of the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump.
October 28 2019 Vindman's opening statement to a closed session of the House Intelligence Committee was released ahead of his testimony.
2018 Vindman assumed the position of Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council.
July 2018 Vindman accepted an assignment with the National Security Council.
September 2015 Vindman was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

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