National Defense University
National Defense University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Formed by an amalgamation of the National War College (NWC) and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) in 1976. The Armed Forces Staff College was added in 1981, and the Department of Defense Computer Institute in 1982.
Location:
Washington, DC
Founding Date:
1976
Official Website:
http://www.ndu.edu/
STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith B. Alexander | Military | 1952 | Former Director of U.S. National Security Agency | |
| Harry Barnes | Diplomat | 5-Jun-1926 | 9-Aug-2012 | US Ambassador to Chile, 1985-88 |
| Robert H. Barrow | Military | 5-Feb-1922 | 30-Oct-2008 | 27th USMC Commandant, 1979-83 |
| Julius W. Becton, Jr. | Government | 29-Jun-1926 | FEMA Director, 1985-89 | |
| John R. Beyrle | Diplomat | 11-Feb-1954 | US Ambassador to Russia, 2008-11 | |
| Scott C. Black | Attorney | ? | US Army Judge Advocate General | |
| Richard W. Boehm | Diplomat | 25-Jun-1926 | 28-Nov-2011 | US Ambassador to Oman, 1989-92 |
| Clifford G. Bond | Diplomat | 23-Feb-1948 | US Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2001-04 | |
| Charles H. Bonesteel III | Military | 26-Sep-1909 | 13-Oct-1977 | Commander, U.S. Forces, Korea |
| Donald E. Booth | Diplomat | c. 1954 | US Ambassador to Liberia | |
| Philip M. Breedlove | Military | 21-Sep-1955 | Supreme Allied Commander Europe | |
| Everett Briggs | Diplomat | 6-Apr-1934 | US Ambassador to Portugal, 1990-93 | |
| William R. Brownfield | Diplomat | 1952 | US Ambassador to Colombia, 2007-10 | |
| Katherine H. Canavan | Diplomat | ? | US Ambassadot to Botswana | |
| John T. Chain | Military | 11-Dec-1934 | C-in-C, Strategic Air Command, 1986-91 | |
| William Clark, Jr. | Diplomat | 12-Oct-1930 | US Ambassador to India, 1989-92 | |
| John B. Craig | Diplomat | 13-Nov-1945 | US Ambassador to Oman, 1998-2001 | |
| Chip Cravaack | Politician | 29-Dec-1959 | Congressman, Minnesota 8th | |
| Rust M. Deming | Diplomat | c. 1942 | US Ambassador to Tunisia, 2001-03 | |
| Martin E. Dempsey | Military | 14-Mar-1952 | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
| Larry Miles Dinger | Diplomat | 1946 | US Ambassador to Fiji | |
| Patrick D. Duddy | Diplomat | c. 1950 | US Ambassador to Venezuela | |
| David B. Dunn | Diplomat | 1949 | US Ambassador to Togo, 2005-08 | |
| Cynthia G. Efird | Diplomat | c. 1949 | US Ambassador to Angola, 2004-07 | |
| William J. Fallon | Military | 30-Dec-1944 | C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08 | |
| Judith Fergin | Diplomat | c. 1951 | US Ambassador to East Timor | |
| Tony Gillespie | Diplomat | 22-Mar-1935 | 7-Mar-2008 | US Ambassador to Chile, 1988-91 |
| Richard J. Griffin | Government | c. 1949 | Bureau of Diplomatic Security, 2005-07 | |
| Douglas A. Hartwick | Diplomat | 1950 | US Ambassador to Laos, 2001-04 | |
| Deane R. Hinton | Diplomat | 12-Mar-1923 | US Ambassador to Panama, 1990-94 | |
| Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes | Diplomat | 1958 | US Ambassador to Suriname | |
| Marie T. Huhtala | Diplomat | ? | US Ambassador to Malaysia, 2001-04 | |
| Bobby Ray Inman | Military | 4-Apr-1931 | Admiral, NSA Director, Deputy CIA Director | |
| Eric G. John | Diplomat | c. 1960 | US Ambassador to Thailand | |
| Sam Johnson | Politician | 11-Oct-1930 | Congressman, Texas 3rd | |
| David C. Jones | Military | 9-Jul-1921 | 10-Aug-2013 | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1978-82 |
| Deborah K. Jones | Diplomat | ? | US Ambassador to Kuwait | |
| James L. Jones | Military | 19-Dec-1943 | US National Security Advisor, 2009-10 | |
| Richard T. Kennedy | Diplomat | 24-Dec-1919 | 11-Jan-1998 | US Ambassador for Nuclear Energy Policy |
| Charles C. Krulak | Military | 4-Mar-1942 | US Marine Corps Commandant, 1995-99 | |
| Bruce Laingen | Diplomat | 6-Aug-1922 | US Ambassador to Malta, 1977-79 | |
| Stephen Low | Diplomat | 2-Dec-1927 | 15-Nov-2010 | US Ambassador to Nigeria, 1979-81 |
| Rachel P. Maines | Scholar | 8-Jul-1950 | The Technology of Orgasm | |
| R. Niels Marquardt | Diplomat | c. 1953 | Consul General, Sydney, Australia | |
| Carmen M. Martinez | Diplomat | ? | US Ambassador to Zambia | |
| James Mattis | Military | 8-Sep-1950 | Commander-in-Chief, CENTCOM, 2010-13 | |
| John McCain | Politician | 29-Aug-1936 | US Senator from Arizona | |
| John M. McConnell | Government | 26-Jul-1943 | Director of National Intelligence, 2007-09 | |
| Wesley L. McDonald | Military | 6-Jul-1924 | 8-Feb-2008 | Led 1983 invasion of Grenada |
| Nancy E. McEldowney | Diplomat | c. 1959 | US Ambassador to Bulgaria | |
| Bud McFarlane | Government | 12-Jul-1937 | Iran-Contra figure | |
| Thomas McInerney | Military | 1937 | Fox News military analyst | |
| Elizabeth D. McKune | Diplomat | 1947 | US Ambassador to Qatar, 1998-2001 | |
| Montgomery Meigs | Military | 11-Jan-1945 | Military analyst | |
| Richard H. Melton | Diplomat | 8-Aug-1935 | US Ambassador to Brazil, 1989-93 | |
| William Dale Montgomery | Diplomat | 1945 | US Ambassador to the Balkans | |
| Thomas Niles | Diplomat | 22-Sep-1939 | US Ambassador to Greece, 1993-97 | |
| Richard B. Norland | Diplomat | c. 1955 | US Ambassador to Uzbekistan | |
| Robert B. Oakley | Diplomat | 12-Mar-1931 | 10-Dec-2014 | US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1988-91 |
| Peter Pace | Military | 5-Nov-1945 | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2005-07 | |
| B. Lynn Pascoe | Diplomat | 7-Jul-1943 | UN Under Secy. Gen. for Political Affairs | |
| Roger D. Pierce | Diplomat | ? | US Ambassador to Cape Verde | |
| Kenneth Pollack | Scholar | 1966 | Brookings Institution | |
| Charles A. Ray | Diplomat | ? | US Ambassador to Cambodia, 2003-05 | |
| Eugene C. Renzi | Military | 16-Dec-1933 | 9-Feb-2008 | Army Maj. Gen., ManTech VP |
| Gregory L. Schulte | Government | c. 1958 | US Ambassador to the IAEA, 2005-09 | |
| Talcott W. Seelye | Diplomat | 6-Mar-1922 | 8-Jun-2006 | US Ambassador to Syria, 1979-81 |
| Hugh Shelton | Military | 2-Jan-1942 | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1997-2001 | |
| Eric Shinseki | Military | 28-Nov-1942 | US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2009-14 | |
| Christopher Stevens | Diplomat | Apr-1960 | 11-Sep-2012 | US Ambassador to Libya, killed in raid |
| Karen B. Stewart | Diplomat | c. 1951 | US Ambassador to Belarus | |
| Edward M. Straw | Military | c. 1939 | Former US Navy Vice Admiral | |
| John F. Tefft | Diplomat | 1949 | US Ambassador to Georgia | |
| William C. Trimble | Diplomat | 2-May-1907 | 24-Jun-1996 | US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1959-62 |
| Harlan Ullman | Columnist | 15-Mar-1941 | Shock and Awe | |
| Carol van Voorst | Diplomat | c. 1951 | US Ambassador to Iceland, 2006-09 | |
| John A. Wickham, Jr. | Military | 25-Jun-1928 | US Army Chief of Staff, 1983-87 | |
| Ross Wilson | Diplomat | 1955 | US Ambassador to Turkey | |
| Donald Yamamoto | Diplomat | ? | US Ambassador to Ethiopia | |
| Marie L. Yovanovitch | Diplomat | ? | US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan | |
| Albert C. Zapanta | Government | c. 1941 | US Mexico Chamber of Commerce |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia M. Byrne | Diplomat | 1-Jun-1925 | 23-Nov-2007 | US Ambassador to Burma, 1979-83 |
| Patrick L. Clawson | Government | 30-Mar-1951 | Washington Institute For Near East Policy | |
| Benjamin Franklin Cooling III | Historian | 8-Dec-1938 | Gray Steel and Blue Water Navy | |
| Peter Galbraith | Diplomat | 31-Dec-1950 | The End of Iraq | |
| Robert Gallucci | Diplomat | 11-Feb-1946 | President, MacArthur Foundation | |
| Melvin A. Goodman | Government | 1938 | National Insecurity | |
| George A. Joulwan | Military | 16-Nov-1939 | Supreme Allied Commander, 1993-97 | |
| Richard H. Kohn | Historian | 29-Dec-1940 | Eagle and Sword | |
| Michael E. Malinowski | Diplomat | 1948 | US Ambassador to Nepal, 2001-04 | |
| Richard Myers | Military | 1-Mar-1942 | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001-05 | |
| Victoria Nuland | Diplomat | 1961 | Asst. Secretary of State, Europe | |
| Alvin Toffler | Author | 4-Oct-1928 | 27-Jun-2016 | Future Shock |
| Harlan Ullman | Columnist | 15-Mar-1941 | Shock and Awe | |
| Richard L. Walker | Scholar | 13-Apr-1922 | 22-Jul-2003 | US Ambassador to South Korea, 1981-86 |
| Paul Wolfowitz | Government | 22-Dec-1943 | President of the World Bank, 2005-07 |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel D. Berger | Diplomat | 6-Dec-1911 | 12-Feb-1980 | US Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64 |
| Johnnie Carson | Diplomat | 7-Apr-1943 | US Asst. Secy. of State for Africa | |
| Selden Chapin | Diplomat | 19-Sep-1899 | 26-Mar-1963 | US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1949-53 |
| Chester A. Crocker | Government | 29-Oct-1941 | Asst. Secy. State, African Affairs, 1981-89 | |
| James B. Foley | Diplomat | 4-Apr-1957 | US Ambassador to Haiti, 2003-05 | |
| Lino Gutierrez | Diplomat | 26-Mar-1951 | US Ambassador to Argentina, 2003-06 | |
| John D. Hickerson | Diplomat | 26-Jan-1898 | 18-Jan-1989 | US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1959-61 |
| Bruce Laingen | Diplomat | 6-Aug-1922 | US Ambassador to Malta, 1977-79 | |
| Kathleen Ligocki | Business | c. 1956 | CEO of Tower Automotive, 2003-07 | |
| Michael E. Malinowski | Diplomat | 1948 | US Ambassador to Nepal, 2001-04 | |
| David G. Newton | Diplomat | 13-Nov-1935 | US Ambassador to Iraq, 1984-88 | |
| Thomas Niles | Diplomat | 22-Sep-1939 | US Ambassador to Greece, 1993-97 | |
| Edward Perkins | Diplomat | 8-Jun-1928 | US Ambassador to Australia, 1993-96 | |
| Robin Raphel | Diplomat | 1947 | US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1997-2000 | |
| Monteagle Stearns | Diplomat | 5-Dec-1924 | 14-May-2016 | US Ambassador to Greece, 1981-85 |
| Marcelle M. Wahba | Diplomat | 1948 | US Ambassador to the UAE, 2001-04 | |
| Edward T. Wailes | Diplomat | 16-Feb-1903 | 25-Jun-1969 | US Ambassador to Iran, 1958-61 |
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