Walter B. Slocombe
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Walter Becker Slocombe (born September 23, 1941) is a senior advisor for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad (2003) and a former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (1994-2001)[1].
A lawyer and career federal official, Slocombe joined the staff of the National Security Council in 1969. Prior to that, he worked as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas. He is a four time recipient of an award for Distinguished Public Service and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He currently practices law with the Washington firm of Caplin & Drysdale.
[edit] Education
Slocombe received a B.A. from Princeton University in 1963 and was also a Rhodes scholar, studying at the University of Oxford from 1963-1965. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1968 and was admitted to the bar in 1970.
[edit] U.S. Government service
- Committee on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (2004)
- Senior advisor for the Coalition Provisional Authority (2003)
- Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (1994-2001)
- Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (1979-1981), (1993-1994)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs (1977-1979)
[edit] References
- ^ Issuing Contracts, Ex-Convict Took Bribes in Iraq, U.S. Says. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
| Preceded by Frank G. Wisner |
United States Department of Defense Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 1994–2001 |
Succeeded by Douglas Feith |
