Preceded by John White Name John Hamre | Party Republican Party Preceded by John White | |
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Alma mater Augustana College, South DakotaHarvard UniversityJohns Hopkins University Spouse Julia Pfanstiehl (m. 1976) Books Technology and Security in the Twenty-first Century: U.S. Military Export Control Reform Similar People David Manker Abshire, Robert Gates, Chuck Hagel | ||
Symposium on the challenge of afghanistan and pakistan john hamre
John J. Hamre (born July 3, 1950 in Watertown, South Dakota) is a specialist in international studies, a former Washington government official and President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a position he has held with that think tank since 2000.
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- Symposium on the challenge of afghanistan and pakistan john hamre
- Michigan warriors associate head coach john hamre enjoys teaching the game of hockey
- Education
- Government service
- Honors
- Publications partial list
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Michigan warriors associate head coach john hamre enjoys teaching the game of hockey
Education
Hamre is the son of Melvin Sanders and Ruth Lucile (Larson) Hamre. He attended primary and secondary school in Clark, South Dakota. He earned a B.A. (with high distinction) in political science and economics from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1972). The following year he was a Rockefeller Fellow at Harvard Divinity School. He earned an M.A. (1976) and Ph.D. (1978) with distinction from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University.
Government service
Hamre served in the Congressional Budget Office (1978–1984), where he became its deputy assistant director for national security and international affairs. In that position, he oversaw analysis and other support for committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the 1980s, he worked for ten years at the Senate Armed Services Committee. During that time, he was primarily responsible for the oversight and evaluation of procurement, research and development programs, defense budget issues, and relations with the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Hamre was DoD Comptroller (1993–1997) and Deputy Secretary of Defense (1997–1999), both under President Bill Clinton.
The Senate appointed Hamre (2001) to the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry.
Hamre worked on the Obama transition team. He is chairman of the Defense Policy Board. Hamre's continued involvement in the defense establishment have put him on the short list for the position of Secretary of Defense multiple times, including during the formation of the first term of the Obama administration and most recently after the president's re-election in 2012.
Honors
In 2008, the Norwegian King Harald V appointed Hamre Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for his efforts "to promote collaboration between Norwegian and American politicians, authorities and researchers".