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Post-Federal Government Service
Hamre worked on the Obama transition team. He is chairman of the Defense Policy Board
The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee, also referred to as the Defense Policy Board (DPBAC or DPB), is a federal advisory committee to the United States Department of Defense. Their charter is available online through the office of the Dir ...
. Hamre's continued involvement in the defense establishment has 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.
In July 2022, Hamre helped found a group of U.S. business and policy leaders who share the goal of constructively engaging with China in order to improve U.S.-China relations.
Honors
In 2008, the Norwegian King
The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdom ...
Harald V
Harald V ( no, Harald den femte, ; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He acceded to the throne on 17 January 1991.
Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the li ...
appointed Hamre Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norwegian: ''Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden'' (Bokmål) or ''Den Kongelege Norske Fortenesteordenen'' (Nynorsk)) was instituted by King Olav V in 1985. It is awarded to foreigners, Norwegian citizens livin ...
for his efforts "to promote collaboration between Norwegian and American politicians, authorities and researchers".
Publications (partial list)
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1950 births
Living people
American people of Norwegian descent
People from Watertown, South Dakota
People from Clark, South Dakota
Augustana University alumni
Harvard Divinity School alumni
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies alumni
International relations scholars
American political scientists
Clinton administration personnel
Employees of the United States Congress
Obama administration personnel
People from Bethesda, Maryland
United States Under Secretaries of Defense
United States Deputy Secretaries of Defense
American chief executives
CSIS people