Barry McCaffrey | |
---|---|
![]() Official portrait, 1994 | |
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy | |
In office February 29, 1996 – January 20, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Lee Brown |
Succeeded by | Ed Jurith (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Barry Richard McCaffrey November 17, 1942 Taunton, Massachusetts, United States |
Spouse | Jill Ann Faulkner |
Relatives | William J. McCaffrey (father) |
Education | United States Military Academy (BS) American University (MA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1964–1996 |
Rank | General |
Commands | United States Southern Command 24th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War Gulf War |
Awards | Distinguished Service Cross (2) Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star (2) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (4) Purple Heart (3) |
Barry Richard McCaffrey (born November 17, 1942) is a retired United States Army general and current news commentator, professor and business consultant who served in President Bill Clinton's Cabinet as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He received three Purple Heart medals for injuries sustained during his service in the Vietnam War, two Silver Stars, and two Distinguished Service Crosses—the second-highest United States Army award for valor.[1] He was inducted into United States Army Ranger Hall of Fame at the United States Army Infantry Center at Fort Benning in 2007.[2]
McCaffrey served as an adjunct professor at the United States Military Academy and was its Bradley Professor of International Security Studies from 2001 to 2008. He received West Point Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy's Distinguished Graduate Award in 2010.[3][4] He is currently a paid military analyst for NBC and MSNBC as well as president of his own consulting firm, BR McCaffrey Associates.[5] He serves on many boards of directors of national corporations. He is an outspoken advocate for insurance parity, for drug courts,[6][7] and veterans' courts;[8] he is a frequent speaker at conferences.[9][10] In March 2018 he claimed that United States president Donald Trump was under the sway of Russian President Vladimir Putin and that it was a dangerous threat for the security of the United States.[11][12]
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search