Matthew Forbes Pottinger is an American former journalist and U.S. Marine Corps officer who served as the 32nd United States Deputy National Security Advisor.
Who is Matthew Pottinger father John Stanley Pottinger?
Matthew Pottinger was born to John Stanley Pottinger and Gloria Anderson. He has two siblings.
His father, John Stanley Pottinger, is a novelist and lawyer. In the 1980s, he worked as a banker and later served as a political executive known for his appointments involving civil rights.
He has served as the Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. In addition, he has also worked as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Justice.
He married Anderson in 1965 after they began dating in high school. However, they divorced in 1975.
After his divorce, he entered a nine-year relationship with social-political activist, Gloria Steinem that ended in 1984.
He has also been in relationships with Kathie Lee Gifford, Connie Chung, and publisher-turned-agent Joni Evans.
