Andrew Collison Baker (born May 22, 1980) is an American former foreign service officer and author who has served as the United States deputy national security advisor alongside Robert Gabriel Jr. since May 2025. Baker served as the national security advisor to vice president

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from January to May 2025.

Early life and education

Andrew Collison Baker was born on May 22, 1980, in

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. Baker graduated from the

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and the

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Career

Department of State (2010–2025)

Baker worked in the

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from 2010 to 2025.

National security advisor to the vice president (2025–present)

Baker served as a senior foreign policy advisor for then-senator

, where he dissuaded Vance from supporting military assistance to

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. Following the

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, Baker assisted Robert Wilkie in transition efforts at the

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; ''

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'' described his role as "central". Baker served as the national security advisor to Vance until May 2025.

Deputy National Security Advisor (2025–present)

In May 2025, ''

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'' reported that Baker was named

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alongside Robert Gabriel Jr. as part of a restructuring effort by

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, the acting national security advisor.

Books

In 2011, Baker published ''Constructing a Post-war Order: The Rise of US Hegemony and the Origins of the Cold War''.

References

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