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**TOOGUEITEME** · 01-10-2012, 07:50 AM

Jeremy B. Bash is the Chief of Staff to Leon Panetta, the Secretary of Defense. He was given the position in July 2011, at the same time as Panetta.[1] He previously held the same position (to the same person) at the Central Intelligence Agency.[2]

Interesting biography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bash

[edit]Biography

A native of Arlington, Virginia, Bash graduated from the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School before attending Georgetown University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, served as the Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, The Hoya, and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
In 1998, Bash graduated with honors from Harvard Law School,[3] where he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Following his graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Leonie Brinkema, U.S. District Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia.[4] Also in 1998, he
married Dana Bash (and divorced sometime before her second marriage in 2008).[5]
In 2000, Bash served as the National Security Issues Director for the Presidential campaign of Al Gore and Joe Lieberman. In that role, he advised the candidates, their surrogates, and staff on national security policy matters, including the Middle East peace process, counter-terrorism, non-proliferation, missile defense, and trade.

From 2001 to 2004, Bash was in private law practice with the firm O’Melveny & Myers in their Washington, D.C. office. His practice focused on congressional investigations, regulatory matters, and litigation. Bash was admitted to the bars of Virginia, Maryland, DC, the Eastern District of Virginia, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
He is a former term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has spoken at conferences or as part of courses for Harvard Law School, Georgetown Law School, American University, and the National War College.
Bash previously served as Chief Counsel of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the U.S. House of Representatives.[6] In this position, he advised the Committee Chairman and the other 11 members of the committee's majority on policy and oversight matters related to the operations of the nation's 16 intelligence agencies.
The committee authorizes the annual budget for the intelligence community and provides oversight for a wide range of operations, from collection, to analysis, to covert action.

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TOOGUEITEME Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 550 Senior Member	Jeremy B. Bash is the Chief of Staff to Leon Panetta, the Secretary of Defense. He was given the position in July 2011, at the same time as Panetta.[1] He previously held the same position (to the same person) at the Central Intelligence Agency.[2] Interesting biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bash [edit]Biography A native of Arlington, Virginia, Bash graduated from the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School before attending Georgetown University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, served as the Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, The Hoya, and graduated Magna Cum Laude. In 1998, Bash graduated with honors from Harvard Law School,[3] where he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Following his graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Leonie Brinkema, U.S. District Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia.[4] Also in 1998, he married Dana Bash (and divorced sometime before her second marriage in 2008).[5] In 2000, Bash served as the National Security Issues Director for the Presidential campaign of Al Gore and Joe Lieberman. In that role, he advised the candidates, their surrogates, and staff on national security policy matters, including the Middle East peace process, counter-terrorism, non-proliferation, missile defense, and trade. From 2001 to 2004, Bash was in private law practice with the firm O’Melveny & Myers in their Washington, D.C. office. His practice focused on congressional investigations, regulatory matters, and litigation. Bash was admitted to the bars of Virginia, Maryland, DC, the Eastern District of Virginia, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a former term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has spoken at conferences or as part of courses for Harvard Law School, Georgetown Law School, American University, and the National War College. Bash previously served as Chief Counsel of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the U.S. House of Representatives.[6] In this position, he advised the Committee Chairman and the other 11 members of the committee's majority on policy and oversight matters related to the operations of the nation's 16 intelligence agencies. The committee authorizes the annual budget for the intelligence community and provides oversight for a wide range of operations, from collection, to analysis, to covert action.
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