Walter B. Slocombe
Walter Slocombe | |
|---|---|
| Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | |
| In office September 15, 1994 – January 19, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Frank G. Wisner |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Feith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Becker Brakeman September 23, 1941 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ellen Seidman |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford Harvard University (LLB) |
Walter Becker Slocombe (born Walter Becker Brakeman; 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).
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.