Rudy de Leon | |
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| 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)[1] is an American former senior Department of Defense official, military adviser, lobbyist,[2] and foreign policy adviser.[3] He served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense, described as the "second-highest civilian defense position", from March 31, 2000 until March 16, 2001,[4] 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.[5]
Since 2007, he has served as Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington.[6]
- ^ "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2001. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780160657146. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Citizen K Street: How Lobbying Became Washington's Biggest Business -- Cast of Characters: Here are some key figures in the 30-year story of Cassidy & Associates, one of the most powerful lobbying firms in Washington". Washington Post. 2007. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
Rudy De Leon, longtime aide to former Rep. Les Aspin (D-Wis.), deputy secretary of defense in the Clinton administration and head of the Washington office of the Boeing Corp., which employed Cassidy & Associates.
- ^ Glenn Kessler (2007-12-27). "The Fact Checker: The Truth Behind the Rhetoric". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
Other foreign policy "advisers" -- Clinton Advisers -- Rudy De Leon, Deputy defense secretary
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Deputy at Defense Is Leaving Office". The New York Times. January 11, 2000. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
Pentagon officials said Mr. Clinton was expected to nominate Rudy De Leon, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, to take over the second-highest civilian defense position for what remains of the president's term. Like Dr. Hamre, Mr. De Leon arrived at the Pentagon in 1993 in Mr. Aspin's short tenure and stayed on.
- ^ Rudy de Leon-Center for American Progress