93,728 profiles ranked live

John R. Allen

✓ Source-basedstable

United States Marine Corps general, think tank executive

United StatesBorn 1953 · age 72
CompareClaim
Fame49.0
MomentumNot measured
Languages13
In century#39,601

S. Forces - Afghanistan (USFOR-A). On 13 September 2014, president Barack Obama appointed Allen as special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. He was succeeded in that role by Brett McGurk on 23 October 2015.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 7

Awards 4

2022Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2014Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Polish Army Medal

Connected to John 6

About this person

John Rutherford Allen is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (USFOR-A). On 13 September 2014, president Barack Obama appointed Allen as special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. He was succeeded in that role by Brett McGurk on 23 October 2015. He is the co-author of Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence with Darrell M. West and Future War and the Defence of Europe alongside Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges and Professor Julian Lindley French. Allen was president of the Brookings Institution from October 2017 until his resignation on 12 June 2022.

Country
United States
Type
Other
Status
living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 72
Written about in
13 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.