Michèle Flournoy
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 December 14, 1960 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Scott Gould |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford (MLitt) |
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.
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]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "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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