Michèle Flournoy
Michèle Angélique Flournoy (born December 14, 1960) is an American politician and businesswoman. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy under President Bill Clinton and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy under President Barack Obama.
Michèle Flournoy | |
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| Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | |
| In office February 9, 2009 – February 8, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Eric Edelman |
| Succeeded by | James Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michèle Angelique Flournoy 14 December 1960 (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Scott Gould |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford (MLitt) |
He was a principal advisor to U.S. Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Leon Panetta from February 2009 to February 2012.[1]
During her tenure in the Clinton administration, Flournoy was the author of the May 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).[2]
Michèle Flournoy Media
Flournoy with Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director Leon Panetta in January 2012
Left to right: Kevin Baron, Michèle Flournoy, Janine A. Davidson, Thomas Ricks, "Is the Pentagon Adapting Fast Enough?" panel discussion at the New America Foundation first annual Future of War conference, Washington, D.C., 25 February 2015
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References
- ↑ "Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 111th Congress". Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "The Making of Michèle Flournoy | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. 2011-01-31. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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