Longtime friend of K-Lo & NR John Hillen gets a presidential nod:

The President intends to nominate John Hillen, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs). Dr. Hillen currently serves as President of CGI-AMS Secure Incorporated. Earlier in his career, he served as a Senior Scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Heritage Foundation. Prior to that, Dr. Hillen served in the United States Army and received a Bronze Star Medal for actions in combat during Operation Desert Storm. He received his bachelor’s degree from Duke University and his first master’s degree from the University of London King’s College. He later received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford St. Anthony’s College and his second master’s degree from Cornell University.