[ 0 => '{{Infobox person', 1 => '| name = John Ullyot', 2 => '| image= John Ullyot official photo (cropped).jpg', 3 => '| caption = Jonathan L. Ullyot', 4 => '| education = {{unbulleted list|[[Harvard University]] (B.A.)|[[Deerfield Academy]]|[[University of Toronto]]}}', 5 => '| occupation = Assistant Secretary of [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Affairs]] for Public and [[White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs|Intergovernmental Affairs]]', 6 => '}}', 7 => ''''John Ullyot''' is the Assistant Secretary of [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Affairs]] for Public and [[White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs|Intergovernmental Affairs]]. He previously worked at top public relations firms in [[Washington, D.C.]] Prior to that, he served as senior policy advisor for two veteran U.S. Senators and as communications director for the Senate's Veterans Affairs and [[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services|Armed Services Committee]]s. ', 8 => false, 9 => '==Career==', 10 => 'After graduating from [[Harvard University]], John Ulyott joined the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]], where he served as [[United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper|Scout Sniper]] [[Platoon leader|Platoon Commander]] and [[intelligence officer]]. During this time, due to his command of [[French language|French]], he served as liaison for a [[Marine Detachment|detachment of Marines]], going through the [[French Foreign Legion]]’s jungle training in [[French Guiana]].<ref name="Jungle">{{cite web|title=D.C. sharpshooter who doesn't fear the jungle|url=http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/3559-dc-sharpshooter-who-doesnt-fear-the-jungle|date=28 April 2008|publisher=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>', 11 => false, 12 => 'After leaving active duty in 1995, he was offered the job of communications director in the campaign of [[Minnesota]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Rudy Boschwitz]], who challenged the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] incumbent Senator [[Paul Wellstone]].', 13 => false, 14 => 'While the campaign was not successful, Ulyott had made an impression with Boschwitz and was recommended by him to the office of Senator [[Arlen Specter]]. This recommendation set the course for an unusually successful career as trusted advisor to two influential U.S. Senators of their time, Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and [[John Warner]] (R-Va.). Throughout his career, beginning at Senator Specter’s office, he was responsible for media relations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/89916423/|date=29 January 1998|publisher=Newspapers|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref> It quickly became clear that he had a real talent for handling communication matters, especially in times of increased tensions. He acquired a reputation of being a tireless and very loyal aide, who always put the interests of his superiors first. He for example accompanied Senator Specter to all of his more than 50 Sunday talk shows during the impeachment proceedings against President [[Bill Clinton]].', 15 => false, 16 => 'Afterwards, for the four years between 1999 and 2003, John Ullyot worked at the [[Capitol Hill|Hill]]. He headed chip producer [[Intel]]'s Washington's office<ref>{{cite web|title=Agency Vet Ullyot Handles GOP Convention PR|url=http://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/7116/2016-06-21/agency-vet-ullyot-handles-gop-convention-pr.html|date=21 June 2016|publisher=[[J. R. O'Dwyer Company|O'Dwyer's]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref> and then decided to work for [[AOL]] as vice president for the company's corporate communication in [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rove's True Regret: It's a Rap|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/14/AR2007081401713.html|date=15 August 2007|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>', 17 => false, 18 => 'Ullyot later chose to work for Senator John Warner, former Secretary of the Navy and fellow Marine Corps officer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Warner, John William|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=w000154|publisher=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref> Ullyot splitted his time as communications director between the Senator's personal office and the Senate Armed Services Committee which Warner chaired. When Senator Warner faced a period of intense media pressure during the [[Iraq war]], Ullyot remained "calm in the face of crisis", as a former staff director of the Armed Services Committee described him.<ref name="Jungle" />', 19 => false, 20 => 'When Senator Warner at the age of 80 decided not to run for reelection in 2007, Ullyot went back to the private sector and joined public relations company [[Hill+Knowlton Strategies]]. There he became senior vice-president for media relations and issues management<ref>{{cite web|title=Hill & Knowlton's John Ullyot Testifies on Communications Planning for Nuclear Attack Scenario|url=http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/10546021/hill-knowltons-john-ullyot-testifies-on-communications-planning-for-nuclear-attack-scenario|date=25 May 2008|publisher=SecurityInfoWatch|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref> and counseled clients such as [[Pfizer]], [[Deloitte]], or [[The Home Depot]] on critical issues.', 21 => false, 22 => 'In 2008, he testified at the U.S Congress concerning the question of information policy in the event of terrorist nuclear attacks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Testimony of John Ullyot|urlhttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/download/051508ullyot=|date=15 May 2008|publisher=U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref> He also was a spokesman at the [[2008 Republican National Convention|2008 Republican Party Convention]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lantern Group in Washington|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/john-ullyot-joins-leadership-of-high-lantern-group-in-washington-194795851.html|date=4 May 2013|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>', 23 => false, 24 => 'In 2013, Ullyot held his first position as Managing Director at High Lantern Group, which provided counsel in issues management and media relations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netanyahu Speech Raises Burden for Obama on Iran Nuclear Talks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/us/politics/netanyahu-speech-to-congress-obama-iran-nuclear-talks.html|date=3 March 2015|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref> Between 2015 and 2017, Ullyot was Managing Partner of the Brighton Strategy Group and provided strategic counsel to the leadership of a select group of clients.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trump nominates officials for VA, border control |url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/326650-trump-nominates-officials-for-va-border-control|date=30 March 2017|publisher=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>', 25 => false, 26 => '===Trump Campaign===', 27 => 'In the summer of 2016, Ulloyt became head of communications for the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] after Micheal Caputo resigned from his post.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trump adviser resigns after mocking Lewandowski on Twitter|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/20/politics/michael-caputo-corey-lewandowski-donald-trump/index.html|date=20 June 2016|publisher=[[ ]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref> He remained an integral part of President [[Donald Trump]]'s campaign through his work as Political Director for Communications at Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trump campaign pulls resources from Virginia to commit them elsewhere|url=http://wric.com/2016/10/13/trump-campaign-pulls-out-of-virginia-to-commit-resources-elsewhere/|date=13 October 2016|publisher=abc8News|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>', 28 => false, 29 => '===Department of Veterans Affairs===', 30 => 'Since April 2017, Ullyot serves as Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs.<ref>{{cite web|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Administration Posts|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-key-administration-posts-2/|date=30 March 2017|publisher=[[White House|The White House]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref> In this capacity, he oversees a wide range of communications relations including media relations, intergovernmental affairs as well as public outreach and engagement, including for homeless Veterans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs|url=https://www.va.gov/opa/bios/bio_ullyot.asp|publisher=[[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>', 31 => false, 32 => '==Education and personal background==', 33 => 'Ullyot has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government-International Relations from [[Harvard University]]. Prior to that, he had visited [[Deerfield Academy]] in Massachusetts, where he ran on the [[Cross country running|cross-country]] team.<ref name="Bar">{{cite web|title=At the Bar Jon Kyl|url=https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/636105/move-march-16-2013|date=16 March 2013|publisher=[[National Journal]]|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref> During his college years in Harvard, he had dreamt of starting as a [[Biathlon|biathlete]] at [[Olympic Games]], but realized that he would not have enough time for training between his studies. So instead, he opted for another chance to exceed in a very much physical and team-oriented endeavor and became a United States Marine.<ref name="Jungle" /> In the Marine Corps, he also was a competitive [[Skeet shooting|skeet shooter]].<ref name="Bar" /> ', 34 => false, 35 => '==References==', 36 => '{{reflist}}', 37 => false, 38 => '{{DEFAULTSORT:Ullyot, John}}', 39 => false, 40 => '[[Category:United States Department of Veterans Affairs]]', 41 => '[[Category:United States Marine Corps officers]]', 42 => '[[Category:Intel people]]', 43 => '[[Category:Directors of AOL]]', 44 => '[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]', 45 => '[[Category:Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016]]', 46 => '[[Category:Deerfield Academy alumni]]', 47 => '[[Category:Harvard University alumni]]', 48 => '[[Category:Male cross country runners]]' ]