Jake Sullivan
American attorney and politician
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| April 1 2025 | Jake Sullivan joins the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School as the inaugural Kissinger Professor of the Practice of Statecraft and World Order. |
| 2025 | Maggie Goodlander began representing New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| January 20 2025 | Sullivan completes his term as National Security Advisor. |
| January 2025 | Three days before leaving his position as National Security Advisor, warned about the crucial years ahead in determining the AI race between China and America, and the potential for AI-related catastrophe. |
| January 14 2025 | Sullivan addressed the ongoing personnel shortage in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, recommending that Ukraine intensify its mobilization efforts to strengthen its military capabilities. |
| 2024 | Received the Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star, a prestigious Swedish international honor. |
| August 29 2024 | Met with Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during a three-day trip, discussing concerns over the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea. This was the first trip to Beijing by a US National Security Advisor in eight years. |
| June 9 2024 | Confirmed US intelligence support for the rescue operation of Israeli hostages from the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. |
| May 2024 | Expressed concern about Ireland, Norway, and Spain's recognition of Palestine, highlighting growing diplomatic isolation of Israel and potential implications for its long-term security. |
| March 2024 | Warned Ukrainian officials to stop military strikes in Russia using Ukraine's own weaponry, expressing concerns about potential impacts on oil prices. |
| January 2024 | Met with Wang Yi in Bangkok for two days, engaging in diplomatic discussions. |
| January 2024 | Rejected Vladimir Putin's Ukraine ceasefire proposal, informing Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov that the United States would not discuss a ceasefire without Ukraine's participation. |
| November 2023 | Sullivan published a cover story in Foreign Affairs titled 'The Sources of American Power', which was criticized by Anders Åslund as showing a 'Biden administration in denial about Ukraine'. |
| October 2023 | Published article 'The Sources of American Power' in Foreign Affairs, exploring U.S. global influence |
| October 29 2023 | Sullivan dismissed calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, arguing that Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas and declining to comment on potential war crimes. |
| October 15 2023 | During a CNN interview with Jake Tapper, Sullivan defended the United States' efforts to ensure humanitarian access for Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas conflict. |
| October 2 2023 | Sullivan published an article in Foreign Affairs claiming the Biden administration had 'de-escalated crises in Gaza' and that the Middle East was 'quieter today than it has been in two decades', just days before Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel. |
| July 6 2023 | Jake Sullivan defended the Biden administration's decision to authorize the provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine for their counteroffensive against Russian forces, arguing that Ukraine is defending its own country. |
| April 2023 | An unknown man reportedly entered Sullivan's Washington D.C. home in the West End neighborhood around 3 am, leaving before Secret Service was alerted. Sullivan was still working at the time and discovered the intruder. |
| January 19 2023 | A federal judge imposed nearly $1 million in sanctions on Trump and his lawyer Alina Habba, characterizing the lawsuit against Clinton and Sullivan as 'completely frivolous'. |
| September 8 2022 | Trump's lawsuit against Clinton and Sullivan was dismissed by the court. |
| March 24 2022 | Donald Trump sued Hillary Clinton and Jake Sullivan, alleging a conspiracy to invent the Russian collusion scandal. |
| March 14 2022 | Sullivan warned China that it would face consequences if it helped Russia evade international sanctions. |
| March 13 2022 | Sullivan warned of a full-scale NATO response if Russia attacks NATO territory. He advised Ukrainian President Zelenskyy against attempting to retake Crimea or attack the Crimean Bridge, fearing potential nuclear retaliation from Russia. He also imposed restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western-supplied weapons for attacks on Russian territory. |
| February 11 2022 | Sullivan publicly warned about the imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, urging Americans to leave the country immediately. He stated that Russia had sufficient forces to conduct a major military action and that there would be no U.S. military evacuation once the invasion begins. |
| January 14 2022 | Jake Sullivan accused Russia of planning to send saboteurs into Ukraine to stage a 'false-flag operation' as a pretext for invasion, which Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed as 'total disinformation'. |
| December 7 2021 | Warned that Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project would be terminated if Russia invaded Ukraine. |
| November 7 2021 | Publicly stated that the US no longer pursues system change in China, signaling a shift from previous administrations' policies and emphasizing a desire for peaceful coexistence. |
| October 25 2021 | Received a comprehensive briefing from Pentagon officials on military options to prevent Iran from producing a nuclear weapon. |
| October 6 2021 | Conducted a high-level diplomatic meeting with Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Zürich, Switzerland, addressing contentious issues including Taiwan, trade, COVID-19 origins, and Hong Kong's civic freedoms. |
| September 28 2021 | Sullivan met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia to discuss the global energy crisis, Yemen intervention, and potential normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. |
| January 2021 | Oversaw the U.S. government's response to the cyberattack on Microsoft, while having previously served on the company's advisory council. |
| January 20 2021 | Sullivan takes office as the United States National Security Advisor under President Joe Biden. |
| 2020 | Received $45,000 for his work on Microsoft's advisory council. |
| November 23 2020 | President-elect Biden announces Sullivan's appointment as United States National Security Advisor. |
| November 22 2020 | Jake Sullivan was announced as Joe Biden's National Security Advisor, emphasizing early priorities including COVID-19 pandemic response, restructuring the NSC, and addressing China relations. |
| May 22 2020 | Co-authored article 'America's Opportunity in the Middle East' with Daniel Benaim, published in Foreign Affairs, analyzing geopolitical strategies |
| November 19 2019 | Published co-authored article 'The Case for a National Security Budget' in Foreign Affairs, exploring national security funding perspectives |
| August 1 2019 | Co-authored article 'Competition Without Catastrophe' published in Foreign Affairs, discussing strategic approaches to international relations |
| June 20 2018 | Published article 'The New Old Democrats' in Democracy journal, examining Democratic Party dynamics |
| 2017 | Began serving on Microsoft's advisory council, continuing until May 2020. |
| 2017 | Sullivan joined the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire as a faculty member and senior fellow. |
| January 2017 | Jake Sullivan joined Macro Advisory Partners, a risk advisory company, working with major companies like Uber, Mastercard, Lego, and financial institutions including Bank of America and Standard Chartered. |
| 2016 | Jake Sullivan served as Hillary Clinton's chief foreign policy adviser during her presidential campaign, advocating for more campaign focus on Midwestern swing states. |
| 2015 | Jake Sullivan married Maggie Goodlander, a Yale graduate and former Navy Reserve intelligence officer who later became a U.S. Representative. |
| August 2014 | Sullivan left his position in the Obama administration to begin teaching at Yale Law School. |
| June 20 2014 | The New York Times reported that Sullivan would be leaving the Obama administration in August 2014 to teach at Yale Law School. |
| November 24 2013 | Sullivan was part of the U.S. delegation that helped negotiate and sign the Geneva interim agreement (Joint Plan of Action) on the Iranian nuclear program with Iran and the P5+1 countries. |
| February 2013 | Sullivan became Joe Biden's top security aide after Hillary Clinton stepped down as secretary of state. |
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