Morton Halperin, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Former National Legislative Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
- Reasoning:
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National Legislative Director of the Washington Office of the ACLU from 1984-1992
May 2006
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Director of US Advocacy, Open Society Institute
- Chair of the Advisory Board, Center for National Security Studies
- Chairman of the Board of the Health Privacy Project, Georgetown University
- Chairman of the Board, Democracy Coalition Project
- Senior Vice President and Director of Fellows, Center for American Progress
- Nominated by the President for the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Democracy and Peacekeeping
- Director of the Policy Planning Staff, Department of State, 1998-2001
- Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director, Democracy at the National Security Council, 1994-1996
- Consultant to the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 1993
- National Legislative Director of the Washington Office, ACLU, 1984-1992
- Director, Center for National Security Studies, 1975-1992
- Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs), responsible for political-military planning and arms control, Department of Defense, 1966-1969
- Professor, Harvard University, 1960-1966
- Education:
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- PhD, International Relations, Yale University
- BA, Columbia College
- Other:
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- None found
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