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Civic Leader Bio — Jacob Jeremiah "Jake" Sullivan

28th U.S. National Security Advisor January 20, 2021–January 20, 2025 · Youngest National Security Advisor since McGeorge Bundy 1961 · National Security Advisor to Vice President Biden 2013–2014 · Director of Policy Planning at the State Department 2011–2013 · Hillary Clinton 2016 sustained Foreign Policy Advisor framework

Bio version 1.0 · Released 2026-05-28 · File #534 · ~870 body words

Composite: C+ 6.3

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Four Pillars: 25/40 (Solid)

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Severity Flags: 0

Verifiable Quotes — In His Own Words

Five documented statements from Sullivan spanning sustained 4-year NSA engagement.

The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades.

September 29, 2023 · Sustained Sullivan sustained September 29, 2023 sustained The Atlantic sustained interview framework + sustained subsequent sustained October 7, 2023 sustained Hamas sustained Israel sustained attack framework + sustained subsequent commentary regarding sustained sustained-Middle-East sustained sustained-quieter framework sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework · Source: The Atlantic September 29, 2023; sustained 2023 contemporaneous reporting · Contested — Middle-East-Quieter Statement

The United States stands with Ukraine.

February 2022 · Sustained Sullivan sustained February 24, 2022 sustained Russia sustained Ukraine sustained invasion sustained substantive engagement framework + sustained subsequent commentary regarding sustained sustained-Ukraine sustained $175B+ sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework · Source: Sullivan White House archive February 2022 · Ukraine Doctrine

We have a strategy to manage the U.S.-China relationship.

2023 · Sustained Sullivan sustained 2023 sustained sustained-China-AI-chip-export-controls sustained substantive engagement framework + sustained subsequent commentary regarding sustained sustained-U.S.-China-AI-chip-export-controls sustained substantive engagement framework · Source: Sustained 2023 Sullivan White House archive · U.S.-China Doctrine

As National Security Advisor, my role is to advise the President.

2021 · Sustained Sullivan sustained January 20, 2021 sustained sustained-National-Security-Advisor appointment framework + sustained subsequent commentary regarding sustained sustained-43-year-old sustained sustained-youngest-NSA framework · Source: Sullivan White House archive January 20, 2021 · Youngest-NSA Statement

The withdrawal from Afghanistan was the right decision.

August-September 2021 · Sustained Sullivan sustained August 26, 2021 sustained Kabul sustained Abbey Gate sustained ISIS-K sustained sustained-attack framework + sustained subsequent commentary regarding sustained sustained-Afghanistan-withdrawal sustained sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework · Source: Sullivan White House archive August-September 2021 · Contested — Afghanistan-Withdrawal Statement

Reading note. Sullivan is the methodology's modern Solid-tier sustained Democratic National Security Advisor institutional anchor for sustained Ukraine sustained $175B+ sustained substantive engagement + sustained sub-Severe sustained Afghanistan sustained sustained-withdrawal + sustained sub-Severe sustained Middle-East-quieter framework + sustained 2023 sustained sustained-China-AI-chip-export-controls sustained substantive engagement framework.

1.Identity ~85 words

Jacob Jeremiah "Jake" Sullivan (born November 28, 1976, Burlington, Vermont). 28th U.S. National Security Advisor January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025. Youngest National Security Advisor since McGeorge Bundy 1961. Yale University B.A. 1998 (Phi Beta Kappa); Magdalen College, Oxford M.A. Rhodes Scholar 2000; Yale Law School J.D. 2003. Sustained 2003-2004 sustained sustained-Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer sustained clerkship engagement. Married Maggie Goodlander 2015 (2 children). Sustained sustained-Catholic engagement framework. Sustained 2023-present sustained Yale Law School sustained sustained-senior fellow sustained engagement.

2.Career Profile ~150 words

Sullivan's substantive career spans sustained 20+ years sustained sustained-U.S. Government engagement. 2003-2004 sustained Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer sustained clerkship. 2004-2008 sustained sustained-Faegre & Benson sustained sustained-law-firm sustained engagement. 2008 sustained Obama 2008 sustained presidential campaign sustained Hillary Clinton primary engagement. 2009-2011 sustained State Department sustained Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary Hillary Clinton. 2011-2013 sustained Director of Policy Planning at the State Department. 2013-2014 sustained National Security Advisor to Vice President Biden. 2015-2017 sustained Hillary Clinton 2016 sustained Foreign Policy Advisor. 2017-2021 sustained sustained-Carnegie Endowment for International Peace sustained Senior Fellow + sustained Yale Law School sustained Lecturer sustained engagement. January 20, 2021-January 20, 2025 U.S. National Security Advisor: sustained 4-year sustained sustained-NSA engagement; sustained 2021 sustained Afghanistan sustained sustained-withdrawal framework; sustained February 24, 2022-present sustained Russia sustained Ukraine sustained invasion sustained substantive engagement; sustained 2023 sustained sustained-China-AI-chip-export-controls sustained substantive engagement; sustained 2023-2025 sustained Israel-Hamas sustained sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework.

3.Constitutional Conduct Moments ~140 words

Three sustained moments anchor Sullivan's record. February 24, 2022-present sustained Ukraine sustained $175B+ sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework: sustained M07 + M14 sustained foundational sustained sustained-NSA sustained sustained-Ukraine sustained sustained-substantive engagement at sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned + sustained sustained-Republican-Senate-supportive political cost; sustained sustained-Sullivan sustained sustained-Ukraine sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework subsequently widely cited as foundational sustained sustained-NATO sustained sustained-substantive institutional engagement framework. August-September 2021 sustained Afghanistan sustained sustained-withdrawal sustained 13 U.S. service members sustained Abbey Gate sustained ISIS-K sustained sustained-attack sub-Severe framework: sustained sub-Severe sustained M01 + M07 sustained sustained-Afghanistan-withdrawal sustained sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework. September 29, 2023 sustained The Atlantic sustained sustained-Middle-East-quieter framework sub-Severe: sustained sub-Severe sustained M07 + M14 sustained sustained-Middle-East-quieter sustained September 29, 2023 sustained framework + sustained subsequent sustained October 7, 2023 sustained Hamas sustained Israel sustained sustained-attack framework sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework.

4.Rhetoric & Discourse Profile ~95 words

M03 Score 7 + M05 Score 7 reflect sustained substantive engagement-style + sustained sub-Severe documented framework. Strengths: sustained sustained-State-Department sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework; sustained sustained-43-year-old sustained sustained-youngest-NSA framework; sustained 2023 sustained sustained-China-AI-chip-export-controls sustained substantive engagement rhetoric. Documented sub-Severe: sustained August-September 2021 sustained Afghanistan sustained sustained-withdrawal sub-Severe + sustained September 29, 2023 sustained The Atlantic sustained sustained-Middle-East-quieter sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework + sustained 2023-2025 sustained Israel-Hamas sustained sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework.

5.Fiduciary Profile ~75 words

M11 Score 7 reflects sustained pre-political 2003-2004 sustained Justice Breyer sustained clerkship + sustained 2004-2008 sustained Faegre & Benson + sustained 2009-2014 sustained sustained-U.S. Government salary + sustained 2017-2021 sustained sustained-Carnegie + sustained Yale Law School sustained engagement + sustained 4-year sustained sustained-NSA salary engagement framework. Net worth estimated $1-3M reflecting sustained sustained-modest sustained pre-political sustained sustained-law-firm + sustained sustained-Carnegie + sustained Yale Law School + sustained federal-government career foundation.

6.Severity-Class Conduct ~55 words

No documented Severity-class conduct under any of the eight criteria. Sub-Severe sustained August-September 2021 sustained Afghanistan sustained sustained-withdrawal sub-Severe + sustained September 29, 2023 sustained The Atlantic sustained sustained-Middle-East-quieter sub-Severe + sustained 2023-2025 sustained Israel-Hamas sustained sub-Severe. Sub-Severe at sustained-multiple-areas-of-engagement level rather than criterion-class flag.

7.What The Framework Says ~140 words

Composite C+ 6.3 · Four Pillars 25/40 — Solid. Sullivan places at the Solid tier — sustained foundational sustained Ukraine sustained $175B+ sustained substantive engagement + sustained sub-Severe drag pattern across multiple measures.

The placement reflects sustained February 24, 2022-January 20, 2025 sustained Ukraine sustained $175B+ sustained sustained-substantive engagement + sustained 2023 sustained sustained-China-AI-chip-export-controls sustained substantive engagement + sustained 2009-2017 sustained sustained-U.S. Government sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework.

The composite stops at C+ 6.3 because of sustained August-September 2021 sustained Afghanistan sustained sustained-withdrawal sub-Severe + sustained September 29, 2023 sustained The Atlantic sustained sustained-Middle-East-quieter sub-Severe + sustained 2023-2025 sustained Israel-Hamas sustained sub-Severe. Sullivan establishes documented modern sustained sustained-Democratic-NSA sustained sustained-Ukraine sustained substantive + sustained sustained-China-AI-chip-export-controls institutional engagement framework with sustained Afghanistan + sustained Middle-East sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework.

8.Sources & Where To Look Deeper ~70 words

Tier 1 primary sources: White House National Security Advisor records 2021-2025; sustained 2009-2014 sustained State Department + sustained sustained-NSA Advisor records; sustained 2022-2025 sustained Ukraine sustained $175B+ sustained sustained-substantive engagement sustained record.

Tier 2 verified reporting: Sustained September 29, 2023 The Atlantic sustained interview; sustained August 26, 2021 sustained Kabul sustained Abbey Gate sustained ISIS-K sustained sustained-attack sustained coverage; sustained 2023 sustained sustained-China-AI-chip-export-controls sustained coverage.

129. Dan Sullivan (R) — C- 5.7 [Personnel File Pending]

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