Stephen Randolph (historian)

Stephen P. Randolph
12th Department of State Historian
In office
2012–2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byMarc J. Susser
Succeeded byAdam Howard
Personal details
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
George Washington University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
RankColonel
Battles/wars

Stephen P. Randolph is an American historian who served as Director of the Office of the Historian of the United States Department of State from 2012 to 2017.[1][2]

Education

Randolph graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1974 and then earned a MA in History of Science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1975 and a Ph.D. from George Washington University in 2005.[3]

Career

Previously to his arrival at the State Department, Randolph worked at the Eisenhower School of National Defense from 1997 to 2011 in various roles. Before working at the National Defense University, Randolph had spent 27 years in the U.S. Air Force, commanding a squadron during Operation Desert Storm and becoming a colonel by his retirement from service in 2001.[3]

Randolph is the author of Powerful and Brutal Weapons: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Easter Offensive, published in 2007, and is the recipient of the 2018 Roger Trask Award which honours the work of historians that "reflects the unique importance of federal history".[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "The Historian". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Stephen P. Randolph". Wilson Center. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "2018 Roger Trask Award Winner Dr. Stephen P. Randolph". Society for History in the Federal Government. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "SOCIETY AWARDS & HONORS". Society for History in the Federal Government. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Powerful and Brutal Weapons - Stephen P. Randolph". Harvard University Press. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Office of the Historian
2012 – 2017 		Succeeded by