| Harry Coker | |
|---|---|
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| United States National Cyber Director | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 15, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Drenan Dudley (acting) |
Harry Coker is an American lawyer and national security expert. He is currently serving as National Cyber Director.[1] Coker served as the executive director of the National Security Agency from 2017 to 2019. Since 2019, Coker has worked as a senior fellow at the Auburn University McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. A graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, Coker was a naval officer for twenty years before joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 2000.[2]
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Coker graduated from the United States Naval Academy.[2] He earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and attended the Naval Postgraduate School.[2]
Coker served as a surface warfare officer for his first six years in the United States Navy and was an engineering duty officer until he retired as a Commander in 2000.[2]
Professional career[]
After leaving the Navy, Coker joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).[2] For seventeen years, he worked in the CIA Directorate for Digital Innovation, the Directorate of Science and Technology, and the Director's area.[3] Coker was the director of the open source enterprise and served as the deputy director of the CIA office of public affairs.[3] Coker served on the executives diversity and inclusion council (EDIC).[2] From 2017 to 2019, Coker was the executive director at the National Security Agency.[4] In 2019, Coker became a senior fellow at the Auburn University McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security.[4] In 2020, Coker was a member national security staff during the presidential transition of Joe Biden.[5] On July 17, 2023, it was reported that Coker was being considered as a potential nominee for National Cyber Director.[6] He was formally nominated to the position on July 25, 2023.[1] If confirmed, he would succeed Kemba Walden, the acting National Cyber Director. The Senate Homeland Security Committee held a nomination hearing for Coker on November 2, 2023.[7] On November 15, 2023, the committee advanced his nomination by a 9–6 vote.[8][9] On December 12, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 59–40 vote.[10] Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 59–40 vote.[11]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biden nominates Harry Coker to be national cyber director" (in en). Reuters. July 25, 2023. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-nominates-harry-coker-be-national-cyber-director-2023-07-25/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NSA’s Former Executive Director Wins EEOD Leadership Award" (in en-US). February 13, 2020. https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/News-Highlights/Article/Article/2084214/nsas-former-executive-director-wins-eeod-leadership-award/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsa.gov%2FPress-Room%2FNews-Highlights%2FArticle%2FArticle%2F2084214%2Fnsas-former-executive-director-wins-eeod-leadership-award%2F.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Harry Coker" (in en-US). https://mccrary.auburn.edu/experts/senior-fellows/coker-harry/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Starks, Tim (July 17, 2023). "What to make of the acting national cyber director not getting the full-time job". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/17/cybersecurity-202-what-make-acting-national-cyber-director-not-getting-full-time-job/.
- ↑ Geller, Eric (July 17, 2023). "White House Plans to Nominate Retired Navy Officer Harry Coker as US Cyber Chief" (in en). https://themessenger.com/tech/white-house-plans-to-nominate-retired-navy-officer-harry-coker-as-u-s-cyber-chief.
- ↑ Turton, William; Manson, Katrina (July 17, 2023). "Ex-NSA Executive Considered for Nomination as Cyber Director" (in en). Bloomberg.com. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-17/ex-nsa-executive-considered-for-nomination-as-cyber-director.
- ↑ "Nominations". November 2, 2023. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-3/.
- ↑ "Memo". November 15, 2023. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Committee-Record-2023-11-15.pdf.
- ↑ Vasquez, Christian (November 15, 2023). "Senate panel advances Coker’s nomination to head ONCD". https://cyberscoop.com/harry-coker-national-cyber-director-nomination/.
- ↑ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Harry Coker Jr. to be National Cyber Director)". December 12, 2023. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00337.htm.
- ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Harry Coker, Jr., of Kansas, to be National Cyber Director)". December 12, 2023. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00338.htm.
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