James R. Clapper
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (September 2007) (Find sources: James R. Clapper – news, books, scholar) |
| James R. Clapper | |
|---|---|
| Born - | |
 James R. Clapper |
|
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1963-1995 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director, Defense Intelligence Agency |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Legion of Merit (3) Silver Star (2) Air Medal (2) |
| Other work | Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence |
James R. Clapper, Jr. is a retired Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and serves as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence - USD(I). He is also dual-hatted as the first Director of Defense Intelligence within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.[1] Clapper has held several key positions within the United States Intelligence Community. He served as the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from September 2001 until June 2006. Previously, he served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) from 1992 until 1995.
Contents |
[edit] Military career
After a brief enlistment in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, General Clapper transferred to the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He was commissioned in 1963 as a distinguished military graduate from the University of Maryland. He commanded a signals intelligence detachment in Thailand (where he flew 73 combat support missions in EC-47s), a signals intelligence SIGINT wing at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and the Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Clapper served as director of intelligence for three of the unified commands: U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Pacific Command and Strategic Air Command. Also, he served as senior intelligence officer for the Air Force.
[edit] Appointment as USD(I)
After his departure from NGA in June 2006, Clapper briefly served as the chief operating officer for Detica DFI, now a US-based subsidiary of BAE Systems. For the 2006-2007 academic year, Clapper held the position of Georgetown University’s Intelligence and National Security Alliance Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Intelligence. While teaching at Georgetown, President George W. Bush officially nominated Clapper to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence on 29 January 2007. Clapper was confirmed by the United States Senate on 11 April 2007 and was sworn into office on 13 April 2007. He is only the second person to hold this position, which oversees and provides policy, program, and budgetary guidance to the defense intelligence agencies - DIA, NGA, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - and also works closely with the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
[edit] Education
- 1963 Bachelor of science degree in political science, University of Maryland
- 1970 Master of science degree in political science, St. Mary's University, Texas
- 1973 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
- 1975 Distinguished graduate, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
- 1976 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
- 1979 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
- 1990 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard University, Massachusetts
- 1990 Harvard Defense Policy Seminar, Harvard University, Massachusetts
Clapper also holds an honorary doctorate in strategic intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College, where he taught as an adjunct professor.
[edit] Major Awards and Decorations
- William Oliver Baker Award
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
French Order of National Merit (Commander)
Republic of Korea Order of National Security of Merit, Chonsu Medal
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
[edit] References
General References
Official DoD biography as USD(I)
Official U.S. Air Force biography
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dennis M. Nagy |
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency 1991–1995 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Minihan |
| Preceded by James C. King |
Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 2001–2006 |
Succeeded by Robert B. Murrett |
| Preceded by Stephen A. Cambone |
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 2007–Present |
Succeeded by (Incumbent) |
|
|||||||
