# OpenAI hires Dan Driscoll, former US Army secretary who took part in Ukraine peace talks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/openai-hires-dan-driscoll-former-us-army-secretary-who-took-part-in-ukraine-peace-talks/
- Published: 2026-11-03T11:19:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T20:09:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/03/openai-hires-dan-driscoll-former-us-army-secretary-who-took-part-in-ukraine-peace-talks
- Topics: AI, Business, Companies, Culture, Europe, Russia-Ukraine War, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- OpenAI has hired former US Army secretary Dan Driscoll.
- He will work on responsible AI use with US allies.
- Driscoll previously took part in Ukraine peace talks.

## Summary

OpenAI has appointed Dan Driscoll, a former US Army secretary, as senior counsellor for national security modernisation. The company says he will work with US allies to promote the responsible use of artificial intelligence, a role that links his government experience to OpenAI’s efforts to expand AI adoption internationally.

Driscoll became Army secretary after Donald Trump won the presidential election and was later named the administration’s special envoy for Ukraine. He presented Kyiv with a US peace plan in November 2025, joined trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi in February, and resigned in August; a report linked his departure to disagreements with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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