Richard Danzig
| Richard Danzig | |
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| United States Secretary of the Navy | |
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In office November 16, 1998 – January 20, 2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Robert Pirie (Acting) |
| Undersecretary of the Navy | |
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In office November 29, 1993 – May 30, 1997 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Daniel Howard |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Hultin |
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September 8, 1944 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Andrea Danzig |
| Children | David Lisa |
| Alma mater |
Reed College Yale University Magdalen College, Oxford |
Richard Jeffrey Danzig (born September 8, 1944) is an American lawyer who served as the 71st Secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton. He served as an advisor to President Barack Obama during his presidential campaign and was later the Chairman of the national security think-tank, the Center for a New American Security.
Danzig was born in New York City, attended the Bronx High School of Science, received a B.A. degree from Reed College, a J.D. degree from Yale Law School, and Bachelor of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Upon his graduation from law school, Danzig served as a law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Byron White.
Between 1972 and 1977, Danzig taught contract law at Stanford and Harvard Universities. He also was awarded a Prize Fellowship of the Harvard Society of Fellows, and a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship. From 1977 to 1981, he served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), first as a Deputy Assistant Secretary and then as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics. In 1981, he was awarded the Defense Distinguished Public Service Award.
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