Paul Bremer

Paul Bremer
Bremer in 2003
Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq
In office
May 12, 2003  June 28, 2004
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
DeputyRichard Jones
President of the IGC
Preceded byJay Garner (as Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance)
Succeeded byGhazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (as Interim President of Iraq)
6th Coordinator for Counterterrorism
In office
October 17, 1986  May 25, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert B. Oakley
Succeeded byMorris Busby
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
August 31, 1983  August 25, 1986
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byWilliam J. Dyess
Succeeded byJohn S. R. Shad
9th Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State
In office
February 2, 1981  March 27, 1983
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byPeter Tarnoff
Succeeded byCharles Hill
Personal details
Born
Lewis Paul Bremer III

(1941-09-30) September 30, 1941
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1966; died 2019)
Children2
Education

Lewis Paul Bremer III (born September 30, 1941) is a retired American diplomat. He was the second de facto head of state of Iraq as leader of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) following the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, from May 2003 until June 2004.