# Christopher Maier > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christopher_Maier > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christopher_Maier.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Maier > Source revision: 1351038043 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American government official}} {{distinguish|Christoph Maier}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Christopher Maier | image = Christopher P. Maier.jpg | office = [Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict](/source/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Special_Operations_and_Low-Intensity_Conflict) | president = [Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden) | term_start = August 12, 2021 | term_end = January 20, 2025 | preceded = [Owen West](/source/Owen_West) | successor = [Colby Jenkins](/source/Colby_Jenkins) (acting)
[Derrick Anderson](/source/Derrick_Anderson_(politician)) | birth_name = Christopher Paul Maier | birth_date = | birth_place = | education = | nickname = | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{Air force|United States|size=23px}} | service_years = | rank = | unit = [Air National Guard](/source/Air_National_Guard) | caption = Official portrait, 2021 }} '''Christopher Paul Maier''' is an American government official who had served the [Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict](/source/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Special_Operations_and_Low-Intensity_Conflict). He previously served as the Principal Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. == Early life and education== Maier earned degrees from the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley) and [The Fletcher School at Tufts University](/source/The_Fletcher_School_at_Tufts_University).{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2021 |title=President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/23/president-biden-announces-key-administration-nominations-in-national-security/ |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=The White House |language=en-US}} {{PD-notice}} ==Military career== He serves as an officer in the [Air National Guard](/source/Air_National_Guard). ==Government service== Maier began his government career as an intelligence analyst on Middle East and Africa issues. From March 2017 to November 2020 he led the Defeat-ISIS Task Force charged with integrating [Department of Defense](/source/United_States_Department_of_Defense) efforts in the campaign to achieve the enduring defeat of ISIS, until he was asked to resign by the [Trump administration](/source/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump) after the [2020 United States presidential election](/source/2020_United_States_presidential_election).{{Cite web |last=Browne |first=Ryan |date=November 30, 2020 |title=Pentagon shake-up continues as another top official departs |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/politics/pentagon-official-departs/index.html |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=CNN}}{{Cite web |last1=Schmitt |first1=Eric |last2=Goldman |first2=Adam |date=December 1, 2020 |title=Another Official Is Ousted From the Pentagon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/politics/pentagon-firing.html |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}} Maier was appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism in the [Obama administration](/source/Obama_administration). He previously served in different positions within the [National Counterterrorism Center](/source/National_Counterterrorism_Center), including Senior Advisor to the Director, Chief of Strategic Assessments and Regional Planning, and Chief of Staff in the Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning.{{Cite web |title=Christopher P. Maier: Director, Defeat-ISIS Task Force Office of the Secretary of Defense |url=https://www.defense.gov/Our-Story/Biographies/Biography/Article/612604/director-defeat-isis-task-force-office-of-the-secretary-of-defense/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603050240/https://www.defense.gov/Our-Story/Biographies/Biography/Article/612604/director-defeat-isis-task-force-office-of-the-secretary-of-defense/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=United States Department of Defense |language=en-US}} Maier was detailed from 2009 to 2013 to the [National Security Council](/source/United_States_National_Security_Council) staff, where he authored the 2011 National Strategy for Counterterrorism. === Nomination as Assistant Secretary of Defense === In January 2021, it was reported that Maier would be brought back by the Biden administration as the acting principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict.{{Cite web |last=Seligman |first=Lara |date=January 18, 2021 |title=Biden to bring back fired Pentagon official who led anti-ISIS effort |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/18/joe-biden-brings-back-pentagon-official-460175 |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=POLITICO |language=en}} On April 23, 2021, President [Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden) announced Maier as his nominee to be the [Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict](/source/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Special_Operations_and_Low-Intensity_Conflict). He testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on May 27, 2021, and was confirmed by voice vote of the full Senate on August 7, 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/487 |title=PN487 — Christopher Paul Maier — Department of Defense — 117th Congress (2021-2022) |website=U.S. Congress |access-date=September 15, 2021}} He assumed office on August 12, 2021.{{cite web |url=https://history.defense.gov/Portals/70/Documents/key_officials/KeyOfficials09-01-21.pdf |title=Department of Defense Key Officials September 1947–September 2021 |date=September 1, 2021 |publisher=Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense |access-date=September 15, 2021}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{C-SPAN}} *[https://archive.today/20201202165134/https://www.defense.gov/Our-Story/Biographies/Biography/Article/612604/christopher-p-maier/ Official Biography at the Department of Defense] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maier, Christopher}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni Category:United States Air Force officers Category:The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni Category:United States National Security Council staffers Category:United States assistant secretaries of defense Category:Biden administration personnel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Christopher Maier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Maier) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Maier?action=history)). 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