John Hamre
| John Hamre | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Defense, John Hamre | |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office July 29, 1997 – January 31, 2000 |
|
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John White |
| Succeeded by | Rudy de Leon |
| Comptroller of the Department of Defense | |
| In office September 5, 1994 – July 29, 1997 |
|
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John White |
| Succeeded by | Rudy de Leon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1950 Watertown, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Pfanstiehl (1976–present) |
| Alma mater | Augustana College, South Dakota Harvard University Johns Hopkins University |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
| Website | Official website |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
John J. Hamre (born July 3, 1950 in Watertown, South Dakota) is a specialist in international studies, a former Washington government official and President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a position he has held with that think tank since January, 2000.
Education
Hamre is the son of Melvin Sanders and Ruth Lucile (Larson) Hamre. He attended primary and secondary school in Watertown, South Dakota. He earned a B.A. (with high distinction) in political science and economics from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1972).[3] The following year he was a Rockefeller Fellow at Harvard Divinity School. He earned an M.A. (1976) and Ph.D. (1978) with distinction from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University.[3][5]
Government service
Hamre served in the Congressional Budget Office (1978–1984), where he became its deputy assistant director for national security and international affairs. In that position, he oversaw analysis and other support for committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the 1980s, he worked for ten years at the Senate Armed Services Committee.[2] During that time, he was primarily responsible for the oversight and evaluation of procurement, research and development programs, defense budget issues, and relations with the Senate Appropriations Committee.[5]
Hamre was DoD Comptroller (1993–1997) and Deputy Secretary of Defense (1997–1999), both under President Bill Clinton.[2][5]
The Senate appointed Hamre (2001) to the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry.[6]
Hamre worked on the Obama transition team. He is chairman of the Defense Policy Board.[1][6] Hamre's continued involvement in the defense establishment have put him on the short list for the position of Secretary of Defense multiple times, including during the formation of the first term of the Obama administration and most recently after the president's re-election in 2012.[7]
Honors
In 2008, the Norwegian King Harald V appointed Hamre Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for his efforts "to promote collaboration between Norwegian and American politicians, authorities and researchers".[8]
Publications (partial list)
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References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "John J. Hamre." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC. Document Number: K2013019745. Fee, via Fairfax County Public Library.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | United States Deputy Secretary of Defense 1997–2000 |
Succeeded by Rudy de Leon |
- Articles with dead external links from October 2010
- Articles with dead external links from November 2014
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- 1950 births
- American people of Norwegian descent
- American political scientists
- Augustana College (South Dakota) alumni
- Clinton Administration personnel
- Employees of the United States Congress
- Harvard University alumni
- International relations scholars
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- Living people
- Obama Administration personnel
- People from Bethesda, Maryland
- People from Clark County, South Dakota
- People from Watertown, South Dakota
- Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
- United States Deputy Secretaries of Defense
