Walter B. Slocombe

Walter Becker Slocombe (born Walter Becker Brakeman on September 23, 1941) is a former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (1994–2001) and was the Senior Advisor for Security and Defense to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad (2003).

Walter Slocombe
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
In office
September 15, 1994  January 19, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byFrank G. Wisner
Succeeded byDouglas Feith
Personal details
Born
Walter Becker Brakeman

(1941-09-23) September 23, 1941
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEllen Seidman
Children3
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Balliol College, Oxford
Harvard University (JD)

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. Slocombe currently sits on the Board of Directors at the Atlantic Council, 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.

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