Marcel Lettre (born August 9, 1972)[1] is a former United States federal government official. He served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence from December 2015 to January 2017. He now works for Lockheed Martin.
Marcel Lettre | |
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| Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence | |
| In office December 16, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael G. Vickers |
| Succeeded by | Joseph D. Kernan |
| Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence | |
| In office October 2013 – May 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcel John Lettre, II August 9, 1972 Gainesville, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Sewanee: The University of the South Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government |
Early life
editBorn in Gainesville, Georgia, Marcel Lettre attended Terry Sanford Senior High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, graduating in 1990. He graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South with a B.A. degree in political science in 1994. Lettre earned a M.P.P. degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2000.[1][2]
Career
editFrom the onset of the Obama Administration, Lettre served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. In 2011, he served as a Special Assistant to Secretaries of Defense Chuck Hagel, Leon Panetta, and Bob Gates, serving as Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary Panetta.[3] Later, Lettre was confirmed by the Senate and held the position of Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (PDUSDI) from October 2013 to May 2015.[4]
Lettre was nominated as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence by President Barack Obama on August 5, 2015.[5][6] He was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2015,[2] and he stepped down in January 2017.[7]
Lettre now works for Lockheed Martin.[8]
Personal life
editLettre is married, and he has two daughters.[2]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 113th Congress (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2014. pp. 1339–1341. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Marcel Lettre". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Marcel Lettre". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved Apr 24, 2024.
- ^ "Pentagon Reorganizes Intel Office, Adds Cyber Post". Defense One. Dec 17, 2013. Retrieved Apr 24, 2024.
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. August 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2017 – via National Archives.
- ^ "President Nominates Marcel Lettre to be the Next Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. August 6, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)". Department of Defense Key Officials September 1947–May 2021 (PDF). Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense. May 12, 2021. p. 43. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Beeler, Emily. "Marcel Lettre". Aspen Security Forum. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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