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Donald Rumsfeld was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of Defense on January 20, 2001, and served until December 18, 2006. Mr. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense, White House Chief of Staff, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and U.S. Congressman.
Mr. Rumsfeld also served as chief executive officer of two Fortune 500 companies. During his business career, Mr. Rumsfeld continued his public service in a variety of Federal posts, including:
Member of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control (1982-1986).
Special Presidential Envoy on the Law of the Sea Treaty (1982-1983).
Senior Advisor to the President's Panel on Strategic Systems (1983-1984).
Member of the U.S. Joint Advisory Commission on U.S./Japan Relations (1983-1984).
Special Presidential Envoy to the Middle East (1983-1984).
Member of the National Commission on Public Service (1987-1990).
Member of the National Economic Commission (1988-1989).
Member of the Board of Visitors of the National Defense University (1988-1992).
Member of the Commission on U.S./Japan Relations (1989-1991).
Member of the U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission (1999-2000).
Chairman of the U.S. Ballistic Missile Threat Commission (1998-1999).
Chairman of the U.S. Commission to Assess National Security Space Management and Organization (2000).
Mr. Rumsfeld's civic activities also included service as a member of the National Academy of Public Administration and a member of the boards of trustees of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and the National Park Foundation, and as Chairman of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Inc.
In 1977, Mr. Rumsfeld was awarded the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Mr. Rumsfeld attended Princeton University on academic and NROTC scholarships and served in the U.S. Navy as an aviator and flight instructor.
Mr. Rumsfeld currently resides in Maryland, while also spending time in Washington D.C. and New Mexico. Mr. Rumsfeld has established a non-profit foundation with his wife, Joyce, is currently organizing five decades of personal papers and is considering writing a memoir.
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