Walter Becker Slocombe (born September 23, 1941) is a former

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(1994–2001) and was the Senior Advisor for Security and Defense to the

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(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

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. Slocombe currently sits on the Board of Directors at th
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

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Education

Slocombe was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he graduated from Tappan Junior High School in 1955 and the University High School in 1959. He earned a

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degree from the

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in 1963, where he received the

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Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Slocombe was also a Rhodes Scholar, studying Soviet politics at Balliol College, Oxford, from 1963 to 1965. He graduated summa cum laude with a

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degree from Harvard Law School in 1968 and was admitted to the bar in 1970.

U.S. Government service

*Committee on the Intelligence Capabilities of the

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Regarding

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(2004) *Senior advisor for the

(2003) *

(1994–2001) * Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (1979–1981), (1993–1994) *Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs (1977–1979)

Personal

Slocombe is married to Ellen (Shapiro) Seidman. He has two daughters and one son. His wife was employed by the Clinton White House.

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* 1941 births Living people People from Albuquerque, New Mexico People from Ann Arbor, Michigan Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni American Rhodes Scholars Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Harvard Law School alumni Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States Carter administration personnel Clinton administration personnel United States Under Secretaries of Defense for Policy {{US-gov-bio-stub

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