Lynn Etheridge Davis (born 1943) was

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from 1993 to 1997.

Biography

Education

Lynn E. Davis was educated at Duke University, receiving a

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. She then received an

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and a

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in political science from

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Career

After graduate school, Davis split her time between academia and government service. She taught political science at Columbia and national security policy at the National War College. She also worked on the staff of the

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and then the

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. During the Carter administration, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Plans. In 1985, Davis became Director of Studies of the

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. She held this position until 1989, when she joined the RAND Corporation at its headquarters in

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. In February 1993,

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nominated Davis to be

. After

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, she subsequently held this office from April 1, 1993, until August 8, 1997. After her time in the

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, Davis returned to the RAND Corporation.

Works by Lynn E. Davis

*''The Cold War Begins: Soviet/American Conflict Over Eastern Europe'' (Princeton University Press, 1974) *''Limited Nuclear Options: Deterrence and the New American Doctrine'' (Adelphi Paper No. 121, International Institute of Strategic Studies, 1975–76) *with Harold Brown, ''Nuclear Arms Control Choices'' (Johns Hopkins, 1984) *''Assuring Peace in a Changing World: Critical Choices for the West's Strategic and Arms Control Policies'' (Foreign Policy Institute, 1990) *''An Arms Control Strategy for the New Europe'' (RAND, 1993) *''Peacekeeping and Peacemaking After the Cold War'' (RAND, 1993) *with Jeremy Shapiro, ''The U.S. Army and the New National Security Strategy'' (RAND, 2003) *''Individual Preparedness and Response to Terrorism: Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Attacks: A Quick Guide'' (RAND, 2003) *with John V. Parachini and Timothy Liston, ''Homeland Security: A Compendium of Public and Private Organizations' Policy Recommendations'' (RAND, 2003) *''Army Forces for Homeland Security'' (RAND, 2004) *''Stretched Thin: Army Forces for Sustained Operations'' (RAND, 2005) *''Hurricane Katrina: Lessons for Army Planning and Operations'' (RAND, 2007) *with Melanie W. Sisson, ''A Strategic Planning Approach: Defining Alternative Counterterrorism Strategies as an Illustration'' (RAND, 2009)

Sources

Archived State Dept. Biography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Lynn 1943 births Living people Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni United States Under Secretaries of State American women diplomats American diplomats 21st-century American women