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Philip H. Gordon

フィリップ・ゴードン　/　ふぃりっぷ・ごーどん

Political scientist

August 30, 1962 (age 63)

political scientist

My Take

Philip H. Gordon is the kind of figure I genuinely admire: a scholar who never retreated into the comfort of the lecture hall. Holding a doctorate from Johns Hopkins, he could have stayed an academic theorist, yet he repeatedly stepped into the arena, ultimately serving as National Security Advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris. What impresses me is the rare combination of intellectual rigor and the nerve to apply it where the stakes are real and the mistakes are public. Diplomats like Gordon work largely out of the limelight, translating dense geopolitics into decisions that shape lives. I value that brand of quiet, consequential intelligence.

Overview

Philip H. Gordon (born 1962) is an American diplomat and international relations scholar. From March 21, 2022 to January 20, 2025 he served as Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Philip H. Gordon
Name (Japanese): フィリップ・ゴードン
Reading: ふぃりっぷ・ごーどん
Born: August 30, 1962 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Tiger
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Occupation: political scientist

2. Background

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High school: Private
University: Johns Hopkins University

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4. Personality

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