Mark W. Lippert

Mark Lippert
22nd United States Ambassador to South Korea
In office November 21, 2014 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Sung Kim
Succeeded by	Harry B. Harris Jr.
Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense
In office May 2013 – October 2014
President	Barack Obama
Secretary	Chuck Hagel
Preceded by	Jeremy Bash
Succeeded by	Eric Fanning
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
In office May 9, 2012 – April 24, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Chip Gregson
Succeeded by	Peter Lavoy
Chief of Staff of the National Security Council
In office January 2009 – October 2009
President	Barack Obama
Leader	James Jones
Succeeded by	Denis McDonough
Personal details
Born	Mark William Lippert (1973-02-28) February 28, 1973 (age 51) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Robyn Lippert
Education	Stanford University (BA, MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	2005–2011
Rank	Lieutenant[1]
Unit	U.S. Navy Reserve
Battles/wars	Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards	Bronze Star Medal National Defense Service Medal Iraq Campaign Medal w/ campaign star Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Mark William Lippert (born February 28, 1973) is an American diplomat who worked as the vice president for international affairs at Boeing from 2017 to 2020.^[2] In 2022, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics America.^[3] He previously served as the United States Ambassador to South Korea from 2014 to 2017. Prior to his tour as an ambassador, Lippert had served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Chief of Staff for the National Security Council, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs in the Department of Defense. On March 5, 2015, he was attacked by a man wielding a knife in South Korea.^[4]