Jim Gilmore

James S. "Jim" Gilmore III is the immediate past U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He was the 68th governor of Virginia.

Ukraine servicemen ride a fighting vehicle amid the war

Opinion

May 1, 2022

Russia's war against Ukraine is just America's first challenge

On the sidewalk in Kyiv, in front of a key government office is a bronze statue of St. George spearing the dragon. The statue reflects the conviction of every Ukrainian I met. Ukraine is St. George, and Russia is the dragon.

Jim Gilmore: Biden's Afghanistan debacle increases risk of 'hot war' with Russia, China

Opinion

September 20, 2021

Jim Gilmore: Biden's Afghanistan debacle increases risk of 'hot war' with Russia, China

The truth is that a real "hot war" between major powers in the world is now much more likely because of the U.S. mismanaged retreat from Afghanistan.

Ex-Amb. Jim Gilmore: Biden-Putin summit – here are the reasons why this meeting shouldn't take place

Opinion

June 13, 2021

Ex-Amb. Jim Gilmore: Biden-Putin summit – here are the reasons why this meeting shouldn't take place

President Biden plans to hold a major "summit" with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland, this week. In my view, he should not hold this meeting.

FILE - In this March 18, 2020, file photo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks as President Donald Trump listens during press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House in Washington. The government’s $3 trillion effort to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis is stirring worry at the Pentagon. Bulging federal deficits may force a reversal of years of big defense spending gains and threaten prized projects like the rebuilding of the nation’s arsenal of nuclear weapons. Esper says the sudden burst of emergency spending to prop up a stalled economy is bringing the Pentagon closer to a point where it will have to shed older weapons faster and tighten its belt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Politics

November 5, 2020

Pentagon pushes back against NBC's report that Esper 'prepared a resignation letter'

The Pentagon is pushing back against a report from NBC News that Defense Secretary Mark Esper has "prepared a resignation letter" following the presidential election.