Richard James Kerr
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Richard James Kerr (born October 4, 1935) was Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1989 to 1992.
Richard James Kerr | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| In office March 20, 1989 – March 2, 1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Robert Gates |
| Succeeded by | Bill Studeman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 4, 1935 |
| Education | University of Oregon (B.A.) |
He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He received a B.A. in history from the University of Oregon and started graduate work there too.[1] Kerr had a 32-year career with the CIA which included involvement in the retaliatory bombing raids against Libya in 1986,[2] and culminated with key roles in managing U.S. intelligence related to the near nuclear stand-off between India and Pakistan in 1990,[3] and the attempted coup against Boris Yeltsin in August, 1991.[4]
In 1991, Kerr was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President George H. W. Bush.[5]
From 1996 to 2002, "Dick" Kerr also served on the Board of Directors for the Aegis Research Corporation of Rosslyn and later Falls Church, Virginia.[6] He continues to serve on corporate boards and is a compliance observer of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
He is interviewed in the 2024 BBC documentary The Secret Army.
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