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BACKGROUND / TIMELINE – Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn

In June 2013, while serving as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn visited Moscow and first met Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak.1

Flynn retired from the U.S. Army in August 2014, after a 33-year career in uniform.2

On October 8, 2014, the Defense Intelligence Agency sent Flynn a written opinion detailing the ethics restrictions that would apply to Flynn in retirement, including his disclosure responsibilities under the emoluments clause.3

In August 2015, Flynn reportedly first met Donald Trump at a 90-minute meeting in New York.4 (Trump had announced his candidacy for President on June 16, 2015.)

On December 10, 2015, Flynn spoke in Moscow at a 10th anniversary gala for RT (formerly Russia Today).5 He was seated next to Putin during this gala, and was paid $33,750 for his appearance.6 Flynn reportedly did not request prior authorization from the Army or the Secretary of State to accept compensation from a foreign government, as he was required to do by statute.7

In February 2016, Flynn began serving as an informal foreign policy advisor to Trump.8

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Passing the Baton 2017 started January 9 with private meetings, including members of the outgoing and incoming foreign policy teams. They were hosted by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns, former national security advisors Stephen Hadley and Zbigniew Brzezinski, and National Security Advisor Susan Rice. Dinner host former Secretary of Defense William Perry was ill and was represented instead by former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman.

A conference the following day, open to news media and on the record, featured Secretary of State John Kerry and other officials from the current and former administrations, as well as President-elect Donald Trump’s designated national security advisor, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, and his designated deputy, KT McFarland. Speakers also included members of Congress and policy experts. During the event, National Security Advisor Rice addressed the audience before ceremonially “passing the baton” to her designated successor, Lt. Gen. Flynn. https://www.usip.org/events/passing-baton-2017-americas-role-world