Marcel Lettre
American government official (born 1972)
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Marcel Lettre (born August 9, 1972)[1] is a former United States federal government official. He served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence from December 2015 to January 2017. He now works for Lockheed Martin.
Marcel Lettre | |
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| Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence | |
| In office December 16, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael G. Vickers |
| Succeeded by | Joseph D. Kernan |
| Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence | |
| In office October 2013 – May 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcel John Lettre, II August 9, 1972 |
| Sewanee: The University of the South Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government | |
Early life
Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Marcel Lettre attended Terry Sanford Senior High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, graduating in 1990. He graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South with a B.A. degree in political science in 1994. Lettre earned a M.P.P. degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2000.[1][2]
Career
From the onset of the Obama Administration, Lettre served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. In 2011, he served as a Special Assistant to Secretaries of Defense Chuck Hagel, Leon Panetta, and Bob Gates, serving as Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary Panetta.[3] Later, Lettre was confirmed by the Senate and held the position of Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (PDUSDI) from October 2013 to May 2015.[4]
Lettre was nominated as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence by President Barack Obama on August 5, 2015.[5][6] He was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2015,[2] and he stepped down in January 2017.[7]
Lettre now works for Lockheed Martin.[8]
Personal life
Lettre has two daughters.[2]
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