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| − | Edelman was appointed to the position of Undersecretary of Defense for Policy on August 9, 2005, by recess appointment by [[George W. Bush]], after his nomination was stalled in the Senate. "Democrats on the [[Senate Armed Services Committee]] led by [[Carl Levin]] of Michigan, their ranking member, stalled Edelman's nomination to force the release of documents related to a [[Office of Special Plans]] that Feith set up before the conflict."<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ad5dMFpGUfi8 "Bush Names Edelman to No. 3 Defense Post, Bypassing U.S. Senate,"] Bloomberg News, August | + | Edelman was appointed to the position of Undersecretary of Defense for Policy on August 9, 2005, by recess appointment by [[George W. Bush]], after his nomination was stalled in the Senate. "Democrats on the [[Senate Armed Services Committee]] led by [[Carl Levin]] of Michigan, their ranking member, stalled Edelman's nomination to force the release of documents related to a [[Office of Special Plans]] that Feith set up before the conflict."<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ad5dMFpGUfi8 "Bush Names Edelman to No. 3 Defense Post, Bypassing U.S. Senate,"] Bloomberg News, 9 August, 2005.</ref> Edelman replaced [[Douglas Feith]], who had resigned. The appointment, set to expire in January 2007 when a new Congress convened,<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ad5dMFpGUfi8 Bush Names Edelman to No. 3 Defense Post, Bypassing U.S. Senate], Bloomberg.com</ref> was confirmed by the Senate on 9 February, 2006. <ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/nominations/1452.html Presidential Nomination: Eric Steven Edelman], The White House</ref> <ref>Donna Miles, 'Senate Confirms Edelman to Top Policy Post', [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=14893 US Department of Defense website], 10 February, 2006. (Accessed 21 July, 2007)</ref> Edelman served as Turkish Ambassador after the second Iraq invasion, during which anti-American tensions within Turkey were high. According to Ibrahim Karagul, a columninst with the ''[[Turkish Weekly]]'', "Edelman act(ed) more like a colonial governor than an ambassador... (He) is probably the least-liked and trusted American ambassador in Turkish history, and his reputation is not likely to recuperate." <ref>Ibrahim Karagul, 'A Few Notes On President's Visit to Syria and Edelman', [http://web.archive.org/web/20070820001558/http://www.turkishweekly.net/comments.php?id=497 web.archive.org/''Turkish Weekly''], 18 March, 2005. (Accessed 26 July, 2007)</ref> |
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"Edelman is a career foreign service officer who served most recently as U.S. ambassador to Turkey. He was Vice President [[Dick Cheney]]'s deputy national security officer from Feb. 2001 to June 2003 and ambassador to Finland for three years prior to that, according to the State Department. Edelman was an aide to Cheney when Cheney was secretary of defense under President [[George H.W. Bush]]. | "Edelman is a career foreign service officer who served most recently as U.S. ambassador to Turkey. He was Vice President [[Dick Cheney]]'s deputy national security officer from Feb. 2001 to June 2003 and ambassador to Finland for three years prior to that, according to the State Department. Edelman was an aide to Cheney when Cheney was secretary of defense under President [[George H.W. Bush]]. | ||
| − | "Edelman received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1972 and a doctorate in diplomatic history from Yale University in 1981. He was born in Baltimore and raised in New York and now lives in Virginia with his and four children, according to congressional testimony."<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ad5dMFpGUfi8 "Bush Names Edelman to No. 3 Defense Post, Bypassing U.S. Senate | + | "Edelman received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1972 and a doctorate in diplomatic history from Yale University in 1981. He was born in Baltimore and raised in New York and now lives in Virginia with his and four children, according to congressional testimony." <ref>Jeff St.Onge and Tony Capaccio, [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ad5dMFpGUfi8 "Bush Names Edelman to No. 3 Defense Post, Bypassing U.S. Senate"] Bloomberg News, 9 August, 2005.</ref> |
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===Profiles=== | ===Profiles=== | ||
| − | *[http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1143 Eric Edelman], ''Right Web'' profile, accessed July | + | *[http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1143 Eric Edelman], ''Right Web'' profile, accessed 23 July, 2007. |
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[[category:Iraq War 2003]][[category:Neocons]] | [[category:Iraq War 2003]][[category:Neocons]] | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 7 April 2009
Eric S. Edelman is the current Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey (2003-2005), former U.S. Ambassador to Finland (1998-2001), and former Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs (2001-2003). A career Foreign Service Officer, Edelman entered the Senior Foreign Service in 1992.
Contents
Education
Edelman received a B.A. in History and Government from Cornell University in 1972, and a Ph.D. in U.S. Diplomatic History from Yale University in 1981.
U.S. Government service
Edelman was appointed to the position of Undersecretary of Defense for Policy on August 9, 2005, by recess appointment by George W. Bush, after his nomination was stalled in the Senate. "Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee led by Carl Levin of Michigan, their ranking member, stalled Edelman's nomination to force the release of documents related to a Office of Special Plans that Feith set up before the conflict."[1] Edelman replaced Douglas Feith, who had resigned. The appointment, set to expire in January 2007 when a new Congress convened,[2] was confirmed by the Senate on 9 February, 2006. [3] [4] Edelman served as Turkish Ambassador after the second Iraq invasion, during which anti-American tensions within Turkey were high. According to Ibrahim Karagul, a columninst with the Turkish Weekly, "Edelman act(ed) more like a colonial governor than an ambassador... (He) is probably the least-liked and trusted American ambassador in Turkish history, and his reputation is not likely to recuperate." [5]
- Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs (February 2001-July 2003) — a member of Dick Cheney's staff
Profile
"Edelman is a career foreign service officer who served most recently as U.S. ambassador to Turkey. He was Vice President Dick Cheney's deputy national security officer from Feb. 2001 to June 2003 and ambassador to Finland for three years prior to that, according to the State Department. Edelman was an aide to Cheney when Cheney was secretary of defense under President George H.W. Bush.
"Edelman received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1972 and a doctorate in diplomatic history from Yale University in 1981. He was born in Baltimore and raised in New York and now lives in Virginia with his and four children, according to congressional testimony." [6]
Resources and articles
Profiles
- Eric Edelman, Right Web profile, accessed 23 July, 2007.
External articles
- "Edelman: DoD IG Report on PreWar Intel 'Egregious'. Memo Demonstrates Pentagon Damage Control Efforts," IraqSlogger.com, February 15, 2007.
- Marcy Wheeler, "Oh, It Was Eric Edelman Lecturing Hillary??" The Next Hurrah Blog, July 19, 2007.
- Fred Kaplan, "The Pentagon Insults Hillary Clinton. Big mistake," Slate, July 20, 2007.
- Marcy Wheeler, "Edelman Says: 'Congressional Oversight Emboldens Our Enemies'," The Next Hurrah Blog, July 20, 2007.
- Juan Cole, "The Last Neocon Attacks Hillary," Informed Comment, July 21, 2007.
- Amanda Terkel, "Pres. Clinton: Edelman Is An ‘Ideological Holdover’ From Cheney’s Inner Circle," Think Progress, July 22, 2007.
- Biography - Eric S. Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- Ambassador Eric Edelman. Embassy of the United States, Ankara, Turkey. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- Policy in the Twenty First Century. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Public Policy. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- Profile:Eric S. Edelman. Right Web. International Relations Center. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
Notes
- ↑ "Bush Names Edelman to No. 3 Defense Post, Bypassing U.S. Senate," Bloomberg News, 9 August, 2005.
- ↑ Bush Names Edelman to No. 3 Defense Post, Bypassing U.S. Senate, Bloomberg.com
- ↑ Presidential Nomination: Eric Steven Edelman, The White House
- ↑ Donna Miles, 'Senate Confirms Edelman to Top Policy Post', US Department of Defense website, 10 February, 2006. (Accessed 21 July, 2007)
- ↑ Ibrahim Karagul, 'A Few Notes On President's Visit to Syria and Edelman', web.archive.org/Turkish Weekly, 18 March, 2005. (Accessed 26 July, 2007)
- ↑ Jeff St.Onge and Tony Capaccio, "Bush Names Edelman to No. 3 Defense Post, Bypassing U.S. Senate" Bloomberg News, 9 August, 2005.
