Matthew Pottinger Parents: John Stanley Pottinger, Gloria Anderson
Matthew Forbes Pottinger is an American former journalist and U.S. Marine Corps officer who was born in 1973.
He served as the United States deputy national security advisor from September 22, 2019, until January 7, 2021.
Previously the Asia director on the National Security Council since 2017, his tenure was unusual among senior aides serving under President Trump for its length, given an administration marked by high turnover.
Pottinger worked to develop the Trump administration’s policies toward China.
He submitted his resignation on the afternoon of January 6, in response to the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Pottinger left the White House the following morning.
Pottinger worked as a journalist for Reuters between 1998 and 2001 before he joined the United States Marine Corps. Then he moved to The Wall Street Journal until his retirement from journalism in 2005.
Matthew Pottinger Parents: John Stanley Pottinger, Gloria Anderson
Matthew was born to his parents Stanley Pottinger and Gloria Anderson.
Gloria Anderson
Matthew’s mother Gloria Anderson and his father John Stanley Pottinger began dating in high school; they married in 1965 and have three children together, including Matt Pottinger.
The couple divorced in 1975. Stanley Pottinger later had a nine-year relationship with Gloria Steinem that ended in 1984.
Other exes include Kathie Lee Gifford, Connie Chung, and publisher-turned-agent Joni Evans, according to a 1995 profile in The Washington Post.
John Stanley Pottinger
Matthew’s father John Stanley Pottinger is an American novelist and lawyer. He previously worked as a banker in the 1980s and served as a political executive known for his appointments involving civil rights.
He was born on February 13, 1940, in Dayton, Ohio, United States. He is currently 80 years as of 2022.
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