Walter B. Slocombe

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) [cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/18/international/middleeast/18reconstruct.html |accessdate=2007-09-28
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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.

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.

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)

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