ARTICLE-BASED TIMELINE
2009 : (JAKE SULLIVAN JOINS THE STATE DEPT, AS DPTYY CHIEF OF STAFF UNDER SEC OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON)
Sullivan joined the State Department in 2009 and served under then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as deputy chief of staff for policy. —————Ex-Clinton aide secretly met with Iranian officials in summer 2012, The Hill ^ | 12/24/13 | Rebecca Shabad
JULY 2012 : (VP BIDEN’S ADVISOR JAKE SULLIVAN TRAVELS TO OMAN TO MEET WITH IRANIAN OFFICIALS) Vice President Biden’s national security adviser met with Iranian officials as far back as the summer of 2012, a new report reveals.
Jake Sullivan secretly traveled to Oman in July 2012 to meet with Iranian officials, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. This would mark one of the earliest in-person meetings the U.S. held with Iran in recent years.
......Sullivan’s July 2012 encounter happened in the midst of one of Clinton’s overseas trips. He vanished during their stay in Paris, the AP reports, and rejoined Clinton a few days later in Mongolia. In between, he flew to Oman for the meeting. —————Ex-Clinton aide secretly met with Iranian officials in summer 2012, The Hill ^ | 12/24/13 | Rebecca Shabad
FEBRUARY 2013 : (JAKE SULLIVAN JOINS WHITE HOUSE STAFF)
Although he moved to the White House in February, he continued to partake in backchannel discussions with Iran.
—————Ex-Clinton aide secretly met with Iranian officials in summer 2012, The Hill ^ | 12/24/13 | Rebecca Shabad
NOVEMBER 2013 : (OBAMA ADMIN INTERIM DEAL WITH IRAN — See JAKE SULLIVAN, WILLIAM BURNS)—————Ex-Clinton aide secretly met with Iranian officials in summer 2012, The Hill ^ | 12/24/13 | Rebecca Shabad
NOVEMBER 2013 OR LATER : (AP REPORTS THAT THE WHITE HOUSE’S JAKE SULLIVAN AND DPTY SEC OF STATE WILLIAM BURNS MET WITH IRANIAN OFFICIALS AT LEAST 5 TIMES THIS YEAR) The AP reported just after the interim deal with Iran was reached last month [NOV 2013] that Sullivan and Deputy Secretary of State William Burns secretly met with Iranian officials at least five times this year [2013]. —————Ex-Clinton aide secretly met with Iranian officials in summer 2012, The Hill ^ | 12/24/13 | Rebecca Shabad
How about that.