Olivia Troye
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| Born | (1976-11-19) November 19, 1976 (age 47)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) National Defense University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Former aide to the White House Coronavirus Task Force; former homeland security official |
| Political party | Republican |
Olivia Troye is an American who was formerly a homeland security official having started her career in the Pentagon after 9/11, working at the National Counterterrorism Center, the Department of Energy’s Office of Intelligence and the Office of Intelligence & Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security. She went on to work in the Office of the Vice President of the United States as the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Pence, serving on the White House Coronavirus Task Force and as his lead staffer on the task force. She left the White House in August 2020. She has been an outspoken critic against the Trump Administration’s response on the Covid-19 pandemic. She publicly stated her support for Joe Biden for the November 2020 U.S. elections.
Originally from El Paso, Texas, Troye is fluent in Spanish. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania, the National Defense University College of International Affairs, and the Naval Postgraduate School.[citation needed]
After graduating from college, Troye worked for the Republican National Committee. She began a career in national security after the September 11 attacks. She served in the Pentagon as a George W. Bush Administration appointee. Troye was an intelligence official in the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis serving as chief of strategy, policy, and plans. Troye worked in the Office of the Vice President of the United States as the homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Pence and served as an aide to the White House Coronavirus Task Force.[1][2][3]
While Troye says she resigned, Mike Pence's national security adviser, Keith Kellogg, claims he fired her and "escorted her off the compound." He has also more generally accused her of lying about her time in the Trump-Pence administration. Troye has denied the allegations.[4]
According to CNN, Troye is a lifelong Republican.[5] Troye self-identifies as a "John McCain Republican" and endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.[1][5]
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