Joseph Rank (Brigadier General retired)
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Joseph Rank (Brigadier General retired) is from United States. Joseph is currently Chief Executive and Vice President for KSA & Africa at Lockheed Martin, located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In Joseph's previous role as a Principal Director to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy at Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joseph worked in Pentagon until Jul 2018. Prior to joining Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joseph was a Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy at Office of the Secretery of Defense and held the position of Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy at Pentagon. Prior to that, Joseph was a SDO-DATT United Arab Emirates at US Army, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from Jan 2015 to Apr 2017. Joseph started working as Deputy Director for the Defense Attache Service at Defense Intelligence Agency in Bolling AFB in Apr 2014. From Jul 2011 to Mar 2014, Joseph was Senior Defense Offical and Defense Attache-Jordan at US Army, based in Amman, Jordan. Prior to that, Joseph was a Senior Defense Offical and Defense Attache-Lebanon at Central Command, based in Beirut, Lebanon from Jul 2010 to Jun 2011. Joseph started working as Director for the Arabian Gulf at The Joint Staff in The Pentagon in Sep 2006.
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Joseph Rank (Brigadier General retired)'s current jobs
Joseph Rank (Brigadier General retired)'s past jobs
•As Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for seven months led 25 Policy professionals in developing DoD’s national security policy for the Middle Eastern • Leads DoD policy briefings for Congressional members and staffers on regional security policy issues including Foreign Military Sales •Currently managing DoD’s Policy formulation on all major FMS weapons sales in the Middle East region
• Led the second largest FMS program in the world valued at $22B including C-17s, F-16s, C-130’s, AH-64’s, MRAPS, Patriots and HIMARS and the first foreign fielding of THAAD • Co-led negotiations that led to Defense Cooperation Agreement and Status of Forces Agreement • Increased partner capacity through FMS, training and exercise programs in several regional countries • Strengthened relationships and trust with host nation leaders while building capacity
• Served as the Deputy Director and Acting Director responsible for 140 Defense Attaché Offices worldwide with 1400 personnel, 12 C-12 aircraft and sensitive communications systems • Directed attaché operations to fulfill intelligence requirements of the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Combatant Commanders, and the White House
• Managed third largest Foreign Military Finance program in the world valued at over $2.8B • Co-led a comprehensive joint capabilities assessment of Jordanian Armed Forces • Responsible for the force protection and security for thousands of assigned and deployed service members
• Managed fifth largest Foreign Military Finance program in the world • Provided critical reporting during turbulent period used by POTUS and the Secretary of Defense • Implemented and informed U.S. Foreign policy
• Principal Joint Staff drafter of the “Gulf Security Dialogue” weapons release package for Congressional testimony • Initiated the first Joint Staff Talks with the Yemeni Armed Forces
• Enabled establishment of intelligence exchange with Yemeni Armed Forces • Supported counter-terrorism operations through intelligence reporting – recognized as top reporting station in Central Command