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James Woolsey
| James Woolsey | |
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| Organization: | •Lux Capital Management •Woolsey Partners LLC |
| Education: | •Stanford University •Oxford University •Yale Law School |
R. James "Jim" Woolsey served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under former President Bill Clinton (D). During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Woolsey was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration.[1]
Career
Woolsey earned a B.A. from Stanford University in 1963, an M.A. from Oxford University in 1965, and an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1968. Over the course of his career, Woolsey has served as a member of the boards of directors and advisory boards for private sector, government, and nonprofit organizations.[1][2]
Government service
Woolsey's government service included national security and intelligence positions in Republican and Democratic presidential administrations. He initially served as an officer in the U.S. Army, during which time he worked as an advisor to the U.S. Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) from 1969 to 1970. He went on to serve as the general counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services from 1970 to 1973 and as the under secretary of the Navy from 1977 to 1979.[1][3]
Woolsey received a presidential appointment to serve as a part-time delegate at large to the U.S.–Soviet Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) and Nuclear and Space Arms Talks (NST) from 1983 to 1986. He later served as the ambassador to the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) from 1989 to 1991.[1][3]
Central Intelligence Agency
From 1993 to 1995, Woolsey served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under former President Bill Clinton (D).[1][3]
Private sector
Woolsey worked as a partner in the law firm of Shea & Gardner in Washington, D.C., for 22 years. He went on to work as a vice president and officer for Booz Allen Hamilton from 2002 to 2008. He transitioned to a position as a venture partner and senior advisor with VantagePoint Venture Partners, where he remained until 2011. As of November 2016, Woolsey worked as a venture partner with Lux Capital Management and as chairman of Woolsey Partners LLC.[1][4]
Donald Trump presidential election, 2016
| Possible Trump appointee (first term) |
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| During the 2016 presidential transition of power, Woolsey was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in Donald Trump's (R) first term. |
Full list of possible appointees |
See also: Donald Trump's Cabinet, 2025 |
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
Woolsey joined former Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign in June 2016 as a senior national security and defense advisor. Following the announcement that he had joined Trump's campaign, Woolsey told CNN, "He seems to be very much more so than his opponent in favor of a strong defense budget and we have got a lot of space to make up, problems that have been left in defense by the Obama administration."[5]
See also
- Donald Trump potential high-level administration appointments
- United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Central Intelligence Agency
External links
- Lux Capital Management homepage
- Lux Capital Management on Twitter
- Central Intelligence Agency homepage
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Foundation for Defense of Democracies, "R. James Woolsey," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Paladin Capital Group, "R. James Woolsey," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Intelligence Squared Debates, "Ambassador R. James Woolsey," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Lux Capital Management, "R. James Woolsey," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Clinton’s former CIA director advising Trump on national security," September 12, 2016
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