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Slocombe received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Princeton University]] in 1963, where he received the [[Moses Taylor Pyne]] Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Slocombe was also a [[Rhodes scholar]], studying at the [[University of Oxford]] from 1963 to 1965. He graduated summa cum laude from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1968 and was admitted to the bar in 1970. |
Slocombe received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Princeton University]] in 1963, where he received the [[Moses Taylor Pyne]] Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Slocombe was also a [[Rhodes scholar]], studying at the [[University of Oxford]] from 1963 to 1965. He graduated [[summa cum laude]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1968 and was admitted to the bar in 1970. |
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==U.S. Government service== |
==U.S. Government service== |
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Revision as of 17:20, 15 December 2020
Walter B. Slocombe | |
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| Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | |
| In office 1994–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Frank G. Wisner |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Feith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 23, 1941 |
| Harvard Law School University of Oxford Princeton University | |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Walter Becker Slocombe (born September 23, 1941) is a former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (1994–2001)[1] and was the Senior Advisor for Security and Defence to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad (2003).
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.[2] Slocombe currently sits on the Board of Directors at the Atlantic Council[3], 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.
Education
Slocombe received a B.A. from Princeton University in 1963, where he received the Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Slocombe was also a Rhodes scholar, studying at the University of Oxford from 1963 to 1965. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1968 and was admitted to the bar in 1970.
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)
References
- ^ Glanz, James (2005-11-18). "Issuing Contracts, Ex-Convict Took Bribes in Iraq, U.S. Says". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ Laura Kalman (1990). Abe Fortas. Yale University Press. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
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