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{{Short description|American diplomat and U.S. Navy officer (born 1956)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Harry Harris, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.jpg
| office = 23rd [[United States Ambassador to South Korea]]
| president = [[Donald Trump]]
| term_start = July 25, 2018
| term_end = January 20, 2021
| predecessor = [[Mark Lippert]]
| successor = [[Philip Goldberg]]
| office1 = Commander of [[United States Indo-Pacific Command]]
| president1 = [[Barack Obama]]<br />[[Donald Trump]]
| term_start1 = May 27, 2015
| term_end1 = May 30, 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Samuel J. Locklear]]
| successor1 = [[Philip S. Davidson]]
| birth_name = Harry Binkley Harris Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|8|4}}
| birth_place = [[Yokosuka]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]], Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = [[United States Naval Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br />[[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])<br />[[Georgetown University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| allegiance = {{flagu|United States|1960}}
| branch = {{naval|United States}}
| serviceyears = 1978–2018
| rank = {{Dodseal|USNO10|25}} [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]]
| commands = [[United States Pacific Command]]<br />[[United States Pacific Fleet]]<br />[[United States Sixth Fleet|U.S. Sixth Fleet]] <br />{{*}}[[Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO]]<br />[[Joint Task Force Guantanamo|JTF Guantanamo]]<br />Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1<br />[[VP-46]]
| battles = [[Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)|Operation Attain Document III]]<br />[[Persian Gulf War]]<br />{{*}}[[Operation Desert Shield]]<br />{{*}}[[Operation Desert Storm]]<br />[[Operation Earnest Will]]<br />[[Operation Southern Watch]]<br />[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]<br />[[Iraq War]]
*[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]
[[Libyan Civil War]]
*[[Operation Odyssey Dawn]]
| mawards = [[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (2)<br />[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] (3)<br />[[Defense Superior Service Medal]] (3)<br />[[Legion of Merit]] (3)<br />[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (2)<br />[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] (4)<br />[[Air Medal]] with bronze [[Strike/Flight numeral]] 1<br />[[Distinguished Honor Award]]
|module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=ADM Harry B. Harris Opening Statement at House Armed Services Committee Hearing.ogg|title=Harry B. Harris's voice|type=speech|description=Harris's opening statement at a [[United States House Committee on Armed Services|House Armed Services Committee]] hearing on the Asia-Pacific region<br/>Recorded February 24, 2016}}
}}
'''Harry Binkley Harris Jr.'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rK4pAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Harry+Binkley+Harris+Jr%22|title = Newsletter|year = 1978}}</ref> ([[Japanese surname]]: {{lang|ja|大野}}, born August 4, 1956)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/113/chrg/shrg93919/CHRG-113shrg93919.pdf|title=NOMINATIONS BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SEC- OND SESSION, 113TH CONGRESS|date=2 December 2014|website=Congress.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006073037/https://www.congress.gov/113/chrg/shrg93919/CHRG-113shrg93919.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American diplomat and retired [[United States Navy]] four-star [[Admiral (United States)|admiral]]. He was the first [[Japanese Americans|American of Japanese descent]] to lead US Pacific Command and was the highest-ranking American of Japanese descent in U.S. Navy history during his time as commander.<ref name=PACOM_Bio>{{cite web|title=Command Biography|url=http://www.pacom.mil/Leadership/Biographies/ArticleView/tabid/5699/Article/589822/commander-us-pacific-command.aspx|website=U.S. Pacific Command|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616170614/http://www.pacom.mil/Leadership/Biographies/ArticleView/tabid/5699/Article/589822/commander-us-pacific-command.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=SDUT_20150601>{{cite news | url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jul/12/asian-american-admiral-pacific-fleet/ | title=In Pacific, 1st Asian-American fleet leader | newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=July 12, 2014 | access-date=June 1, 2015 | author=Steele, Jeanette}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Spitzer |first1=Kirk |title=The New Head of the U.S. Pacific Command Talks to TIME About the Pivot to Asia and His Asian Roots |url=https://time.com/3895434/admiral-harry-harris-us-pacific-command-china-japan-asia/ |magazine=Time |date=25 May 2015 |publisher=Time |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ambassador Harry Harris |url=https://www.ndia.org/events/2022/5/4/breakthrough-energetics-2022/speakers/harry-harris |website=NDIA |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>
Born in Japan, he is also the first 4-star admiral to have participated in the [[Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] (NJROTC)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Michael F.|title=From Four Bars to Four Stars: First NJROTC Cadet to Reach Full Admiral Speaks to Navy's Newest Sailors|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=99970|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420054435/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=99970|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 20, 2017|access-date=24 June 2017|agency=Naval Service Training Command Public Affairs|publisher=U.S. Navy|date=19 April 2017}}</ref> and the first officer from the U.S. Navy's [[P-3 Orion]] [[Maritime patrol aircraft|maritime patrol aviation]] community to achieve 4-star rank. While a [[Vice admiral (United States)|vice admiral]], he served as the Assistant to the Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]].<ref name=JCS>{{cite web| url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/bio.asp?bioID=136| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060406014007/https://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/bio.asp?bioID=136| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 6, 2006| title=U.S. Navy Official Web Site| publisher=[[U.S. Department of the Navy]]}}</ref> Harris was [[Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet]] in Hawaii from 2013 to 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/228067141.html?id=228067141 | title=New commander takes over U.S. Pacific Fleet | publisher=Honolulu Star Advertiser | date=October 16, 2013 | access-date=October 17, 2013 | author=McAvoy, Audrey | archive-date=December 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222105453/http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/228067141.html?id=228067141 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He took command of [[USPACOM]] on May 27, 2015, and retired from Naval service on June 1, 2018.<ref name=PACOM_Bio /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Ash|title=U.S. Pacific Command Change of Command|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/606675/us-pacific-command-change-of-command/|website=U.S. Department of Defense|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref>
Harris is a 1978 graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy]] at [[Annapolis]]. He was the U.S. Navy's "[[Old Goat]]" – the longest-serving Naval Academy graduate still on active duty – from January 2017 until April 2018, when he passed the title on to his classmate, Admiral [[Kurt W. Tidd]], in a private ceremony at the Pentagon.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Garamone|first1=Jim|title=Pacom's Harris Passes 'Old Goat' Award to Southcom's Tidd|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/1490820/pacoms-harris-passes-old-goat-award-to-southcoms-tidd/|access-date=19 May 2018|agency=DOD News|publisher=U.S. Department of Defense|date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> He was also the Navy's 15th "[[Gray Owl Award|Gray Owl]]" – the [[Naval Flight Officer]] on active duty who has held this designation the longest period. Harris passed the Gray Owl to Vice Admiral [[Naval Inspector General|Herman A. Shelanski]] at the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]]'s 2018 Naval Aviation Symposium.<ref>{{cite news|title=Museum Foundation to Host Naval Aviation Symposium|url=http://www.ewbullock.com/national-flight-academy-offering-veterans-day-weekend-cruise-program-2-2-3-2-2/|access-date=19 May 2018|date=25 April 2018}}</ref> Governor Rick Perry designated him as an admiral in the Texas Navy on July 18, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texasnavy.org/Resources/Documents/A_Brief_History_of_the_TNA.pdf|title=Texas Navy}}</ref> He was also designated as a "Colonel [[Aide de Camp]]" for the state of Tennessee by Governor [[Phil Bredesen]] on August 8, 2007 and a "[[Kentucky Colonel]]" by Kentucky Governor [[Andy Beshear]] on March 3, 2021.
==Early life and education==
He was born in [[Yokosuka]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]], in 1956.<ref name=SDUT_20150601 /><ref>[[Marquis Who's Who]] [https://cgi.marquiswhoswho.com/OnDemand/Default.aspx?last_name=harris&first_name=harry]</ref> His mother, Fumiko (Ohno), was Japanese<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://time.com/3895434/admiral-harry-harris-us-pacific-command-china-japan-asia/ | title=The New Head of the U.S. Pacific Command Talks to TIME About the Pivot to Asia and His Asian Roots | magazine=TIME | date=May 25, 2015 | access-date=June 1, 2015 | author=Spitzer, Kirk}}</ref> and his father, LTJG Harry Binkley Harris, was a U.S. Navy [[machinist's mate]] (and later [[chief petty officer]]) when he served aboard the [[USS Lexington (CV-2)|USS ''Lexington'' (CV-2)]] during the [[Battle of the Coral Sea]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Billionaire explorer discovers sunken US WWII aircraft carrier {{!}} CNN Politics |date=2018-03-05 |website=[[CNN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405105023/https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/05/politics/uss-lexington-aircraft-carrier-wreckage-found/index.html |archive-date=2023-04-05 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/05/politics/uss-lexington-aircraft-carrier-wreckage-found/index.html}}</ref> After his family's move to the United States, Harris grew up in [[Crossville, Tennessee]], and [[Pensacola, Florida]], where he attended local public schools.<ref name=OfficalBio>{{cite web| url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=136| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060405143506/https://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=136| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 5, 2006| title=Official biography: Harry Harris| publisher=[[US Department of Defense]]}}</ref>
==Career==
[[File:Harris Jr PACOM 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Harris' official military portrait as [[United States Pacific Command|PACOM]] commander, {{circa|May 2015}}.]]
Harris graduated from the [[U.S. Naval Academy]] in 1978. He majored in general engineering and was a varsity fencer.
After flight training, he was designated as a [[Naval flight officer|Naval Flight Officer]] and assigned to [[VP-44 (1951-91)|Patrol Squadron Forty-Four (VP-44)]], homeported at [[Naval Air Station Brunswick]], Maine. He flew the [[P-3 Orion|P-3C Orion]], deploying throughout the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, and Mediterranean Sea. His subsequent operational tours include assignment as a tactical action officer on board {{USS|Saratoga|CV-60|6}}, to include participation in dealing with the [[Achille Lauro hijacking]] and the [[1986 United States bombing of Libya|1986 air strikes against Libya]] (Operation Attain Document III<ref>[[Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)]]</ref>). He served as Operations Officer in [[Patrol Squadron 4 (United States Navy)|Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4)]] at [[Naval Air Station Barbers Point]], Hawaii, deploying to Southwest Asia during [[Operations Desert Shield]]/[[Desert Storm]]. He had three tours with Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1/Task Force 57/Task Force 72, homeported in [[Naval Support Facility Kamiseya|Kami Seya]], Japan. During his earlier tours with Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1, Harris participated in Operations [[Operation Earnest Will|Earnest Will]] and [[Operation Southern Watch|Southern Watch]]. In 1999–2000, he attended [[MIT Seminar XXI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://semxxi.mit.edu/about/messages/from-the-director |title=From the Director: September, 2015 |last=Art |first=Robert |date=September 1, 2015 |website=MIT Seminar XXI |publisher=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]}}; {{cite web |author=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|url=https://semxxi.mit.edu/alumni |title=Find Alumni |website=MIT Seminar XXI |publisher=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]}}</ref>
In 2002, he reported to Commander, [[U.S. Naval Forces Central Command]] / [[U.S. Fifth Fleet]] in [[Manama, Bahrain]], serving as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Pol-Mil Affairs (N3/N5). He was responsible for the planning and execution of the Naval component's portion of [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]], which began on March 19, 2003.
His aviation command assignments include [[VP-46|Patrol Squadron Forty-Six (VP-46)]] at [[Naval Air Station Whidbey Island]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1/CTF 57/CTF 72 at Kami Seya, [[Japan]]. Task Force 57, the U.S. 5th Fleet maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft force, was heavily involved in [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] as squadrons and aircrews under his command flew nearly 1,000 P-3 and [[Lockheed EP-3|EP-3]] surveillance and reconnaissance sorties over Afghanistan. Additional Flag Officer command assignments included [[Joint Task Force Guantanamo]] in Cuba, [[U.S. Sixth Fleet]] / [[Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO]] in Italy, and the [[U.S. Pacific Fleet]].
Harris' shore assignments include Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan in Yokosuka, Japan; three tours on the staff of the [[Chief of Naval Operations]] to include two flag officer tours and a tour as a strategist in the Strategy and Concepts Branch; Chief Speechwriter to the [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]; and Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His Flag assignments are described below.
[[File:140702-N-IT566-080.jpg|thumb|left|Adm. Harris thanking a [[442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)|442nd Regimental Combat Team]] veteran for his contributions in World War II during a 2014 ceremony]]
[[File:US Navy photo 141103-N-UH865-169 Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, is awarded the Korean Tong-il national defense medal.jpg|thumb|Harris receiving the [[Order of National Security Merit (Korea)|South Korean Tong-il National Defense Medal]] in 2014.]]
His educational assignments include selection for the Navy's [[Harvard]]/[[Tufts]] Program, where he graduated with a Master's of Public Administration from Harvard's [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] in 1992. Subsequently, selected as an [[Arthur S. Moreau, Jr.|Arthur S. Moreau]] Scholar, he studied international relations and ethics of war at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[Georgetown University]], earning a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from the latter in 1994. While at Georgetown, he was a Fellow in the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service|School of Foreign Service]]. He was also an MIT Seminar 21 fellow for the 1999–2000 class.
Harris has logged 4400 flight hours – including over 400 combat hours – in U.S. and foreign maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. He is a recipient of the [[Navy League of the United States|Navy League]]'s [[Stephen Decatur]] Award for Operational Competence, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s Agency Seal Medal, and the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s Ambassador Award in 2021. For his work in diversity and leadership, he has also received the NECO Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the APAICS Lifetime Achievement Award, the WWAAC Community Spirit Award, and the AAGEN Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref name=PACOM_Bio /> In 2017, Harris was named an Honorary Chief Petty Officer by [[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy]] [[Steven S. Giordano]] in recognition of his leadership and "extraordinary dedication to the Navy's core values of honor, courage, and commitment.<ref name="CPO Pinning">{{cite news|title=PACOM Recognizes Vital Leadership During Navy Chief Pinning Ceremony; Harris Made Honorary Chief Petty Officer|url=http://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1317291/pacom-recognizes-vital-leadership-during-navy-chief-pinning-ceremony-harris-mad/|access-date=3 October 2017|agency=U.S. Pacific Command|date=19 September 2017}}</ref>" In 2021, the Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS) named him an ICAS Distinguished Fellow; he was recognized by [[Tufts University]] with its Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award; he was inducted into the [[Maritime Patrol]] Association Hall of Honor; and he received the Naval order of the U.S. [[Distinguished Sea Service Award]]. The Honolulu Council of the Navy League of the U.S. awarded him its American Patriot Award for 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=ADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., USN (Ret) - 2021 Distinguished Sea Service Awardee |url=https://www.navalorder.org/awards/2021/10/23/adm-harry-b-harris-jr-usn-ret-2021-distinguished-sea-service-awardee#:~:text=The%20Naval%20Order%20of%20the,our%20annual%20Congress%20in%20October. |website=Naval Order of the United States | date=30 October 2021 |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the [[Council of American Ambassadors]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfr.org/membership/roster|title=Council on Foreign Relations|website=Council on Foreign Relations|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
===Director, Current Operations and Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Division (OPNAV N31/34)===
In August 2004, in his first Flag assignment, he reported to the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, where he was responsible for Navy current operations, the Navy Command Center, and anti-terrorism/force protection policy.
===Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo===
[[File:Rear Admiral Harry Harris gives Defense Superior Service Medal to Brigadier General Edward Leacock.jpg|thumb|Rear Admiral Harry Harris presents Brigadier General Edward Leacock with the [[Defense Superior Service Medal]], March 2, 2007.]]
In March 2006, he assumed command of [[Joint Task Force Guantanamo]] in Cuba. His service was notable as he was in charge when three prisoners, [[Mani Shaman Turki al-Habardi Al-Utaybi]], [[Salah Ali Abdullah Ahmed al-Salami]] and [[Yasser Talal Al Zahrani]], [[Guantanamo suicide attempts|died in the custody of US forces]]. Defense reported the deaths as [[Guantanamo suicides|suicides]]. Harris said at the time,
{{blockquote|I believe this was not an act of desperation, but an act of asymmetrical warfare waged against us.<ref name="harper">{{cite magazine|magazine=Harper's Magazine|title=The Guantánamo "Suicides": A Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle|url=http://www.harpers.org/archive/2010/01/hbc-90006368|date=18 January 2010}}</ref>}}
Harris ordered a full investigation by the [[Naval Criminal Investigative Service]] (NCIS), which published its report in a heavily redacted version in August 2008.
{{main|Guantanamo Bay homicide accusations}}
{{main|Guantanamo Bay detention camp suicide attempts}}
A report, ''Death in Camp Delta'', was published in December 2009 by the [[Center for Policy & Research]] of [[Seton Hall University School of Law]], under the supervision of its director, Professor [[Mark Denbeaux]], attorney for two Guantanamo detainees, criticizing numerous inconsistencies in the official accounts of these deaths.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://law.shu.edu/about/news_events/releases.cfm?id=79165 |title=Seton Hall Law releases latest GTMO report, ''Death in Camp Delta'' |access-date=2010-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115140328/http://law.shu.edu/about/news_events/releases.cfm?id=79165 |archive-date=2013-11-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://law.shu.edu/programscenters/publicintgovserv/policyresearch/upload/gtmo_death_camp_delta.pdf |title=''Death in Camp Delta'' |access-date=2010-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412201516/http://law.shu.edu/programscenters/publicintgovserv/policyresearch/upload/gtmo_death_camp_delta.pdf |archive-date=2016-04-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://law.shu.edu/Faculty/display-profile.cfm?customel_datapageid_4018=16006 Mark P. Denbeaux Faculty Profile], ''[[Seton Hall University School of Law]]''</ref> The report suggested there had either been gross negligence or an attempt to cover up homicides of the men, perhaps due to torture under interrogation.
On January 18, 2010, Scott Horton of ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'' published a story suggesting that al-Salami, Al-Utaybi and Al-Zahrani had died as a result of accidental manslaughter during a torture session, and that the official account was a cover-up.<ref name="harper"/> Horton had undertaken a joint investigation with [[NBC News]], based on an account by four former guards at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. They suggested that the men had died at a [[black site]], informally called "[[Camp No]]," used for interrogation including torture. It was located about a mile outside the regular camp boundaries.<ref name="harper"/>
===Director of Operations, U.S. Southern Command===
From June 2007 to April 2008, Harris served as director of operations (J3) for [[U.S. Southern Command]] in [[Miami]]. He led the joint planning effort for Operation Willing Spirit<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.socso.southcom.mil/history.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-03 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002119/http://www.socso.southcom.mil/history.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> (the rescue of American hostages held hostage in Colombia).
===Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N6)===
[[File:Adm. Harris Wears Google Glass.jpg|thumb|Adm. Harris wearing [[Google Glass]] during a presentation at AFCEA West in February 2014.]]
Harris returned to the Pentagon to serve as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks (OPNAV N6) and the Deputy Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (Navy) until November 2009. He was responsible for early resource sponsor decisions for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES), Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN), Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA).
===Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet===
In November 2009, Harris assumed command of the U.S. [[United States Sixth Fleet|6th Fleet]] and the Striking and Support Forces [[NATO]], both headquartered in Naples, Italy. He concurrently served as deputy commander, [[U.S. Naval Forces Europe]] and deputy commander, [[U.S. Naval Forces Africa]]. In 2011, he was designated as the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) for [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]], the U.S.-led coalition operation against Libya.
===Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff===
In October 2011, he assumed the position of Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he served as the Chairman's direct representative to the [[U.S. Secretary of State]]. He was also the designated U.S. Roadmap Monitor for the Middle East Peace Process.
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[[File:Promotion of Harry B. Harris Jr. to Admiral 131016-N-QF605-012.jpg|thumb|Harris is promoted to admiral by Admiral [[Samuel J. Locklear III]], commander of U.S. Pacific Command, on October 16, 2013.]]
Harris was promoted to admiral and assumed command of the [[US Pacific Fleet]] on October 16, 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/New-commander-takes-over-US-Pacific-Fleet-4899975.php | title=New commander takes over U.S. Pacific Fleet | newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle | date=October 16, 2013 | access-date=October 24, 2013 | author=McAvoy, Audrey}}</ref> He has been [http://www.cpf.navy.mil/leaders/harry-harris/speeches/2015/03/ASPI-Australia.pdf critical] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529035123/http://www.cpf.navy.mil/leaders/harry-harris/speeches/2015/03/ASPI-Australia.pdf |date=2016-05-29 }} of Chinese land reclamation activities in the South China Sea saying "(China is) creating a [[Great Wall of Sand|great wall of sand]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/31/china-great-wall-sand-spratlys-us-navy | title=US admiral says China 'creating a great wall of sand' in sea | publisher=Associated Press | date=March 31, 2015 | access-date=June 1, 2015 | author=McGuirk, Rod}}</ref>
===Commander, U.S. Pacific Command===
[[File:President Visits USS Arizona Memorial 171103-N-ON707-260.jpg|thumb|ADM Harris and his wife visiting the [[USS Arizona Memorial|USS ''Arizona'' Memorial]], with President [[Donald Trump]] and First Lady [[Melania Trump]] in 2017]]
Harris was nominated on September 22, 2014, by President [[Barack Obama]] to command the [[US Pacific Command]].<ref>{{cite news | last1 = Kakesako | first1 = Gregg | title = Harris nominated to be Pacific commander
| newspaper = Honolulu Star-Advertiser
| date =
| url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20140922_Harris_nominated_to_be_Pacific_commander.html
| access-date = 24 September 2014
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Flag Officer Announcement
| newspaper = Department of Defense News Release
| date = 22 September 2014
| url = http://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=16950
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140930032043/http://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=16950
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = September 30, 2014
| access-date = 24 September 2014
}}</ref> His appointment was [[Advice and consent#United States|confirmed by the Senate]] on December 11, 2014.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Adm. Harris confirmed for Pacific Command
| newspaper = Rafu Shimpo
| date = 22 December 2014
| url=http://www.rafu.com/2014/12/adm-harris-confirmed-for-pacific-command/
| access-date = 22 December 2014
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title = PN2085—Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr.
| website = Congress.gov
| date = 11 December 2014
| url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/113th-congress/2085?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Harry+B+Harris+Jr.%22%5D%7D
| access-date = 11 December 2014
}}</ref>
Harris took command of USPACOM on May 27, 2015. He regarded North Korea as the biggest threat to security in Asia, calling for diplomacy backed by military power to "bring [[Kim Jong-Un]] to his senses; not to his knees" in pursuit of peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.<ref name = "Bloomberg subnukes">{{Cite news | last = Tweed | first = David | date = 9 December 2014 | title = China Takes Nuclear Weapons Underwater Where Prying Eyes Can't See | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-08/china-takes-nuclear-weapons-undersea-where-prying-eyes-can-t-see.html | website = bloomberg.com | access-date = 9 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. commander on Kim Jong Un: 'Bring him to his senses, not to his knees'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/us-commander-on-kim-jong-un-bring-him-to-his-senses-not-to-his-knees/2017/04/26/366130c4-2ac4-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_video.html|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=13 December 2017|date=26 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. Pacific Commander: Military-backed diplomacy needed to deal with North Korea|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-japan-usa/u-s-pacific-commander-military-backed-diplomacy-needed-to-deal-with-north-korea-idUSKBN1DG0GY|access-date=13 December 2017|work=Reuters|date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
In December 2016, Harris led the military commemoration activities for the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. On 5 December, he paid tribute to [[Japanese American service in World War II|Japanese-Americans who served in World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr.|title=Americans of Japanese Ancestry (AJA) Nisei Veteran Tribute|url=http://www.pacom.mil/Media/Speeches-Testimony/Article/1020637/commander-us-pacific-command-americans-of-japanese-ancestry-aja-nisei-veteran-t/|website=U.S. Pacific Command|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> He delivered the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6vhGEhrC1E keynote speech] during [[National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day]], 7 December,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr.|title=National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration|url=http://www.pacom.mil/Media/Speeches-Testimony/Article/1023419/national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-commemoration/|website=U.S. Pacific Command|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> and accompanied President [[Barack Obama]] and [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese Prime Minister]] [[Shinzō Abe]] to render honors at the [[USS Arizona Memorial]] on 27 December. The visit – the first by a Japanese Prime Minister to the Memorial – was hailed by President Obama as "a historic gesture of reconciliation."<ref>{{cite news|title=Obama, Abe remember Pearl Harbor dead in historic Arizona Memorial visit|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/12/27/breaking-news/japanese-leader-attends-pearl-harbor-events/|access-date=1 February 2017|newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|date=27 December 2016}}</ref> He called for the resurgence of the Quad -- the informal grouping of like-minded democracies of the U.S., Japan, Australian, and India -- at the inaugural Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Harry |title=Raisina Dialogue Remarks - "Let's Be Ambitious Together" |url=https://www.pacom.mil/Media/Speeches-Testimony/Article/683842/raisina-dialogue-remarks-lets-be-ambitious-together/ |website=U.S. Indo-Pacific Command |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> In 2017, he began publicly advocating for the renegotiation of, and potential withdrawal from, "unilaterally self-limiting treaties," including the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mcleary |first1=Paul |title=PACOM Harris: U.S. Needs to Develop Hypersonic Weapons, Criticizes 'Self-Limiting' Missile Treaties |url=https://news.usni.org/2018/02/14/pacom-harris-u-s-needs-develop-hypersonic-weapons-criticizes-self-limiting-missile-treaties |website=USNI News |date=14 February 2018 |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Eckstein |first1=Megan |title=PACOM: U.S. Should Renegotiate INF Missile Treaty to Better Compete with China |url=https://news.usni.org/2017/04/27/pacom-u-s-should-renegotiate-inf-treaty-that-limits-conventional-mid-range-missiles#:~:text=The%20commander%20of%20U.S.%20Pacific,to%20keep%20up%20with%20China. |website=USNI News |date=27 April 2017 |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Harry |title=STATEMENT OF ADMIRAL HARRY B. HARRIS JR., U.S. NAVY COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND BEFORE THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE ON U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND POSTURE 26 APRIL 2017 |url=http://docs.house.gov/meetings/AS/AS00/20170426/105870/HHRG-115-AS00-Wstate-HarrisH-20170426.PDF |website=House Armed Services Committee |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Panda |first1=Ankit |title=DOWNLOAD PDF The End of the INF Treaty and New U.S. Missiles |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/10/31/end-of-inf-treaty-and-new-u.s.-missiles-pub-90799 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214113433/https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/10/31/end-of-inf-treaty-and-new-u.s.-missiles-pub-90799 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |website=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>
===U.S. Ambassador to South Korea===
[[File:Harris Sworn in as Ambassador to South Korea.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Harris is sworn in as the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, 2018]]
Harris was nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] to serve as [[United States Ambassador to Australia|U.S. Ambassador to Australia]] in February 2018, but was renominated to become [[United States Ambassador to South Korea|Ambassador to South Korea]] by Trump at the suggestion of newly sworn-in [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo]] on May 23, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lahiri |first=Tripti |work=Quartz |title=The US's new South Korea ambassador wants Kim Jong Un "to come to his senses and not his knees" |access-date=July 1, 2018 |url=https://qz.com/1317765/harry-harris-the-uss-south-korea-ambassador-wants-kim-jong-un-to-come-to-his-senses-not-his-knees/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rogin |first=Josh |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Pompeo planning to switch Australia ambassador nominee to South Korea |access-date=July 1, 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2018/04/24/pompeo-planning-to-switch-australia-ambassador-nominee-to-south-korea/?noredirect=on}}</ref>
Harris was confirmed by the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] to serve as [[United States Ambassador to South Korea|Ambassador to South Korea]] by voice vote on June 28, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |author=United States Senate |title=PN2024 — Harry B. Harris Jr. — Department of State
|date=28 June 2018
|access-date=July 1, 2018 |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/2024?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22harris%22%5D%7D&r=2}}</ref> On June 29, 2018, Harris was officially sworn in as the new [[United States Ambassador to South Korea]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180722093746/https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/284263.htm United States Department of State]</ref>
One of the major issues Harris had to take forward was increasing South Korea's share of the costs for joint security responsibilities, which [[President Trump]] wished to see increased from $830 million to about $5 billion annually.<ref name=thehill-20200124>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/479671-south-korea-and-the-5-billion-mustache |title=South Korea and the billion mustache |last=Bosco |first=Joseph |website=The Hill |___location=Washington DC |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref>
In April 2020, Harris was reportedly planning on stepping down as ambassador in the coming months.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Shin | first1=Hyonhee | title=Exclusive: U.S. ambassador to South Korea is discussing plans to resign - sources | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | date=April 8, 2020 | work=[[Reuters]] | access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref> In late April 2020, Harris tweeted a congratulatory message to the [[Republic of Korea]] (ROK) on its delivery of a [[Global Hawk]] UAV that the country purchased from the United States through [[Foreign Military Sales|U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS)]], which is managed and supervised by the [[Department of State]]. The tweet received criticism from the Korean press citing ROKG authorities’ comments that it was an inappropriate disclosure,<ref name=yonhap-20200420>{{cite news |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200420004700325 |title=U.S. ambassador's tweet on Global Hawk sparks controversy over publicity of sensitive military assets |last=Seok-min |first=Oh |newspaper=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=20 April 2020 |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=hank-20200421>{{cite news |url=http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/941398.html |title=Harry Harris posts photo of strategic asset acquired by S. Korean military despite Seoul's objections |last=Ji-won |first=Noh |newspaper=[[The Hankyoreh]] |date=21 April 2020 |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> despite the purchase and delivery of the Global Hawk program having been part of the public record in both the United States <ref name="dsca.mil">{{cite web |title=Republic of Korea – RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawk Remotely Piloted Aircraft |url=https://dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/republic-korea-rq-4-block-30-i-global-hawk-remotely-piloted-aircraft |website=Defense Security Cooperation Agency |access-date=19 October 2020 |ref=47 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=State Dept. approves $950M drone support services sale to South Korea |url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/07/30/State-Dept-approves-950M-drone-support-services-sale-to-South-Korea/4801564504171/ |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=UPI.com |agency=United Press International, Inc |publisher=United Press International, Inc |date=30 July 2019}}</ref> and Republic of Korea <ref>{{cite web |title=2021-25 MTDP |url=https://mnd.go.kr/user/newsInUserRecord.action?siteId=mnd&page=1&newsId=I_669&newsSeq=I_12193&command=view&id=mnd_020500000000&findStartDate=&findEndDate=&findType=title&findWord=%EC%A4%91%EA%B8%B0%EA%B3%84%ED%9A%8D&findOrganSeq= |website=Ministry of National Defense |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2020-24 MTDP |url=https://www.mnd.go.kr/viewer/doc.html?fn=O_224814_1_1568693852562.dtd&rs=/mbshome/mbs/mnd/synapResult/202010/ |website=Ministry of National Defense |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2019-23 MTDP |url=https://www.mnd.go.kr/viewer/doc.html?fn=O_224867_1_1568782222961.dtd&rs=/mbshome/mbs/mnd/synapResult/202010/ |website=Ministry of National Defense |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Defense White Paper |url=https://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506110235094860.pdf |website=Ministry of National Defense |publisher=Minister of National Defense |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Defense White Paper |url=https://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201901160236460390.pdf |website=Ministry of National Defense |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=ko-kr |script-title=ko:확고한 군사대비태세 유지, 북 미사일·영공 침범 단호 대처 |url=http://kookbang.dema.mil.kr/newsWeb/20191011/10/BBSMSTR_000000010025/view.do |access-date=19 October 2020 |agency=Kookbang Ilbo |publisher=Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense |date=10 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=South Korea's first Global Hawk spy plane arrives |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/113_280771.html |access-date=19 October 2020 |agency=Korea Times |publisher=[[The Korea Times]]|date=23 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=ko-kr |script-title=ko:軍, 한반도 밖까지 볼수 있다…글로벌호크 오늘 새벽에 1대 도착 |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20191222054700504 |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=23 December 2019 |author1=김귀근 }}</ref> since originally approved in 2012,<ref name="dsca.mil"/> and the fact that his tweet was previewed with the ROK Ministry of Defense.
He stepped down as ambassador in January 2021. In an interview with the Financial Times published on 5 February 2021, He said "Some of the race baiting, I was surprised by that" because of his part-Japanese background.<ref>{{cite web |title=The US ambassador in Seoul on Trump, diplomacy and setting up that summit with Kim Jong Un |date=February 5, 2021 |publisher=The Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d9622b66-5c30-4615-82b2-580f215fc6af |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211231234/https://www.ft.com/content/d9622b66-5c30-4615-82b2-580f215fc6af |archive-date=2022-12-11 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-17 }}</ref>
He was awarded South Korea's [[Order of Diplomatic Service Merit]] (Gwanghwa Medal) at a ceremony in [[Washington, D.C.]] on September 8, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-U.S. envoy receives S. Korean medal |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20210908081400315 |website=Yonhap News Agency |date=8 September 2021 |access-date=14 March 2024 |last1=Nam |first1=Sang-Hyun }}</ref>
== Controversy ==
[[File:Harry Harris official photo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Harris's original ambassador portrait with his mustache]]
{{see|Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea#Politics}}
Some South Korean activists criticized Harris over his [[mustache]], which they claimed was reminiscent of Japanese-appointed [[Governor-General of Korea|Governors-General]] ([[Itō Hirobumi]]) during [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese rule over Korea]]. Harris disagreed with the criticisms and suggested they stemmed from his Japanese heritage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Harry Harris: South Koreans bristle at US envoy's moustache |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-51146729 |access-date=January 17, 2020 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=January 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name=cnn>{{Citation |last=Berlinger |first=Joshua |date=January 17, 2020 |title=Racism, history and politics: Why South Koreans are flipping out over a US ambassador's mustache |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/asia/harry-harris-mustache-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=January 19, 2020}}</ref> Harris shaved off his mustache in July 2020.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Hyonhee | first1=Shin | title=U.S. envoy to S.Korea shaves off moustache after debate over Japanese heritage | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa/u-s-envoy-to-s-korea-shaves-off-moustache-after-debate-over-japanese-heritage-idUSKCN24S1CP | date=July 27, 2020 | work=[[Reuters]] | access-date=July 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=US ambassador shaves mustache under Seoul's summer heat | url=https://apnews.com/5d33649908da47678bd57a082c1941a9 | date=July 28, 2020 | work=[[Associated Press]] | access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> A [[CNN]] article written by Joshua Berlinger suggested that given Harris's ancestry, the criticism of his mustache may be due to [[Racism in South Korea|racism]].<ref name="CNN">{{cite web |last1=Berlinger |first1=Joshua |title=Why South Koreans are flipping out over a US ambassador's mustache |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/asia/harry-harris-mustache-intl-hnk |website=CNN |access-date=18 January 2020 |date=17 January 2020}}</ref>
Some South Korean [[Liberalism in South Korea|liberal]] media outlets claim that the controversy over his mustache was a backlash from supporters of the liberal faction against Harris's remarks on South Korea's political landscape. Harris expressed concern regarding politicians surrounding [[Moon Jae-in]] as "''[[Juche faction#Criticism|Jongbuk]]''" (종북), and was later accused of acting like "[[List of Japanese governors-general of Korea|Japanese colonial government]]" (일본 총독) by South Korean liberals. South Korean liberals and [[Progressivism in South Korea|progressives]] generally support the [[Sunshine Policy]], are skeptical of sanctions against North Korea, and express hostility toward Japan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mediatoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=204773 |date=2020-01-19 |newspaper=미디어오늘 |language=Korean |title=해리스만 모르는 척하는 '콧수염' 논란의 본질}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hankyung.com/politics/article/2019120152361 |date=2019-12-01 |newspaper=[[The Korea Economic Daily]] |language=Korean |title=해리스 주한 美대사 "문 대통령 종북좌파에 둘러싸여 있다는데…"}}</ref>
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|[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] with 2 gold [[award star]]s
|[[Defense Superior Service Medal]] with two bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]s
|[[Legion of Merit]] with 2 award stars
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|[[Bronze Star]] with 1 award star
|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with 3 award stars
|[[Air Medal]] with bronze [[Strike/Flight numeral]] 1
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|[[Joint Service Commendation Medal]]
|[[Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal]] with 4 award stars
|[[Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal]]
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|[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]
|[[Navy Unit Commendation]] with 3 bronze [[service star]]s
|[[Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation]] with 1 service star
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|[[Navy E Ribbon]] with 3 Battle "E" devices
|[[Department of State]] [[Distinguished Honor Award]]
|[[Navy Expeditionary Medal]] with 1 service star
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|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with 2 service stars
|[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]
|[[Southwest Asia Service Medal]] with 3 service stars
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|[[Afghanistan Campaign Medal]] with 1 service star
|[[Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal]]
|[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]]
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|[[Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal]]
|[[Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]] with 4 service stars
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon|Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon]] with 2 silver and 2 bronze service stars
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|[[Order of National Security Merit (Korea)|Order of National Security Merit]], Tong-il Medal (Republic of Korea)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Song|first1=Sang-ho|title=U.S. Pacific Fleet chief gets Seoul's national security medal|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141103000759|access-date=12 November 2014|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=3 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Tong-il Medal">{{cite news|last1=Abrahamson|first1=Arlo|title=Adm. Harris Awarded Korean Tong-il National Defense Medal|url=http://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/030480|access-date=23 October 2017|work=United States Pacific Fleet|agency=U.S. Naval Forces Korea|date=3 November 2014|ref=Tong-il Medal|archive-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905171133/https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/030480|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)|Meritorious Service Medal (Military)]] (Singapore)<ref name="PJGAward">{{cite news|title=Commander of the US Pacific Command Receives Prestigious Military Award|url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/details.html?name=17oct17_nr&date=2017-10-17|access-date=23 October 2017|agency=Singapore Ministry of Defence|date=17 October 2017|ref=PJGAward|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100605/https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/details.html?name=17oct17_nr&date=2017-10-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Legion of Honour]], ''Officier'' Degree (France)
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|[[Order of the Rising Sun]] (Japan)
|[[Philippine Legion of Honor|Legion of Honor]], ''Komandante'' Degree (Philippines)
|Medal for International Military Cooperation (Mongolia)
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|[[Order of Australia]] (military grade)
|[[Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation]]
|[[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)]]
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|[[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)]]
|[[Marksmanship Medal|Navy Expert Rifleman Medal]]
|[[Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal]]
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|colspan="3"|[[Command at Sea insignia]]
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|colspan="3"|[[United States Pacific Command]] badge
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* Harris also received the [[CIA]] [[Agency Seal Medal]][[File:Agency Seal Medal of the CIA.jpg|60px]]as well as a foreign badge.<ref>[https://d2v9ipibika81v.cloudfront.net/uploads/sites/82/2016/04/3-3.jpg Image] cloudfront.net</ref>
===Foreign orders, decorations and medals===
* [[File:Tong-il Security Medel Ribbon.svg|80px]] [[Order of National Security Merit]], Tong-il (1st Class) Medal ([[Republic of Korea|South Korea]]), awarded 3 November 2014 by [[Chief of Naval Operations (South Korea)|ROK Chief of Naval Operations]] Adm. Hwang Ki-chul, on behalf of [[President of South Korea|President]] [[Park Geun-hye]], for "distinguished service and meritorious contributions to the security of the Republic of Korea" while serving as Commander, [[U.S. Pacific Fleet]].<ref name="Tong-il Medal" />
* [[File:Pingat_Jasa_Gemilang_(Tentera)_ribbon.png|80px]] [[Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)|Meritorious Military Service Medal]] ([[Singapore]]), awarded 17 October 2017 by [[Minister for Defence (Singapore)|Minister for Defence]] Dr. [[Ng Eng Hen]], for “significant contributions toward enhancing the longstanding and excellent defence relations between the United States and Singapore” as Commander, [[U.S. Pacific Command]].<ref name="PJGAward"/>
* [[File:Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg|80px]] ''Officier'' (Officer) of the [[Legion of Honour]] ([[France]]), awarded 11 April 2018, by [[List of ambassadors of France to the United States|Ambassador]] [[Gérard Araud]].
* [[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg|80px]] Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Rising Sun]] ([[Japan]]), awarded 26 April 2018, by [[Minister of Defense (Japan)|Minister of Defense]] [[Itsunori Onodera]] on behalf of [[Emperor of Japan]].
* [[File:PHI Legion of Honor 2003 Commander BAR.svg|80px]] ''Komandante'' (Commander) of the [[Philippine Legion of Honor|Legion of Honor]] ([[Philippines]]), awarded 27 April 2018 by [[Executive Secretary (Philippines)|Executive Secretary]] [[Salvador Medialdea]] on behalf of [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Rodrigo Duterte]].
* [[File:Medal for International Military Cooperation (Mongolia).png|80px]] Medal for International Military Cooperation ([[Mongolia]]), awarded 27 April 2018 by Lieutenant General [[Dulamsürengiin Davaa]], [[Chief of General Staff (Mongolia)|Chief of General Staff]] of the [[Mongolian Armed Forces]], on behalf of [[Ministry of Defense of Mongolia|Minister of Defense]] [[Nyamaagiin Enkhbold]].
* [[File:AUS_Order_of_Australia_(military)_BAR.svg|80px]] Honorary Officer (AO) of the [[Order of Australia]], awarded 29 May 2018 by [[Governor General of Australia]] [[General (Australia)|General]] [[Peter Cosgrove|Sir Peter Cosgrove]] as part of the 2018 Special honours list, for “distinguished service to the military relationship between Australia and the United States through leadership, passion, and strategic foresight.”
==Personal life==
Harris is married to Brunhilde Kempf "Bruni" Bradley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pacom.mil/Media/Speeches-Testimony/Article/590106/us-pacific-command-change-of-command-as-delivered-by-admiral-harry-b-harris-jr/|title=U.S. Pacific Command Change of Command As Delivered by Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr.|date=29 May 2015|website=U.S. Pacific Command|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/103rd-congress/1785|title=PN1785 — Navy|date=28 September 1994|website=U.S. Congress|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> Bruni Bradley is a 1984 Naval Academy graduate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/98th-congress/657|title=PN657 — Civilian|date=9 February 1984|website=U.S. Congress|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> and former Navy commander<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1110|title=PN1110 — Navy|date=27 June 2000|website=U.S. Congress|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> who retired after 25 years of service and now is a member of the board of directors for the Military Child Education Coalition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militarychild.org/bruni-bradley|title=Bruni Bradley|website=Military Child Education Coalition|access-date=6 November 2017}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Harry B. Harris}}
* {{C-SPAN|98669}}
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