Brent Scowcroft

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Brent Scowcroft was a prominent American national security advisor and retired Air Force lieutenant general who served under multiple U.S. presidents and was highly influential in shaping late 20th-century U.S. foreign policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force general
human
military officer
national security advisor
political advisor
advisorTo George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
appointedBy George H. W. Bush
Gerald Ford
awardReceived Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Presidential Medal of Freedom
coAuthor A World Transformed
coAuthorWith George H. W. Bush
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-03-19
dateOfDeath 2020-08-06
educatedAt Columbia University
National War College
United States Military Academy
endTime 1977-01-20 (first term as National Security Advisor)
1993-01-20 (second term as National Security Advisor)
familyName Brent Scowcroft self-linksurface differs
surface form: Scowcroft
fieldOfWork foreign policy
national security
founded The Scowcroft Group
givenName Brent
memberOf Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Air Force
militaryRank Lieutenant general
occupation consultant
military officer
national security advisor
placeOfBirth Ogden, Utah
surface form: Ogden, Utah, United States
placeOfDeath Falls Church
surface form: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
positionHeld Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Military assistant to the President
United States National Security Advisor
residence Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
servedIn Cold War
World War II
sexOrGender male
startTime 1975-11-03 (first term as National Security Advisor)
1989-01-20 (second term as National Security Advisor)
workedFor The Scowcroft Group
United States Air Force
United States government

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National Security Medal awardedTo Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft familyName Brent Scowcroft self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Scowcroft
Zbigniew Brzezinski precededBy Brent Scowcroft