Rudy de Leon
Rudy de Leon | |
|---|---|
| 27th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office March 31, 2000 – March 1, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W Bush |
| Preceded by | John Hamre |
| Succeeded by | Paul Wolfowitz |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness | |
| In office August 5, 1997 – March 31, 2000 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Edwin Dorn |
| Succeeded by | Bernard D. Rostker |
| Under Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Anne N. Foreman |
| Succeeded by | F. Whitten Peters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1952 Pasadena, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Anne de Leon |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Loyola Marymount University (BA) |
Rupert "Rudy" Frank de Leon Jr. (born August 28, 1952) is an American former senior Department of Defense official, military adviser, lobbyist, and foreign policy adviser. He served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense, described as the "second-highest civilian defense position", from March 31, 2000 until March 16, 2001, and before appointed as Deputy Secretary he had served as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness from 1997 until 2000 and as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1994 to 1997 in the administration of Bill Clinton.
Since 2007, he has served as Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington.