Charles G. "Chuck" Cogan (January 11, 1928 – December 14, 2017) was an American academic and intelligence officer who served in the

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(CIA) from 1954 to 1991.

Background

Cogan was born in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from

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and served in the

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during the

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. From 2006 until his death, he was an associate at Harvard University's

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. At the CIA, Cogan's roles included chief of the Near East and South Asia Division in the CIA's Directorate of Operations (1979–1984)Charles Cogan
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''The Journal of Military History'' 67.1 (2003) 201-216 and Paris station chief (1984–1989). He graduated from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1992 with a Doctor of Public Administration degree. Cogan died in

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, in 2017.

Books

* ''Oldest Allies, Guarded Friends: the United States and France Since 1940'', Praeger 1994, . * ''Charles de Gaulle: A Brief Biography with Documents'', Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1996, . * ''Forced to Choose: France, the Atlantic Alliance, and NATO - Then and Now'', Praeger, 1997, . * ''The Third Option: the Emancipation of European Defense, 1989-2000'', Praeger, 2001, . * ''French Negotiating Behavior: Dealing with La Grande Nation'' (USIP Press, 2003). * ''La République de Dieu'', Editions Jacob-Duvernet, 2008, .

References

External links

*
www.drcharlesgcogan.net

Charles Cogan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cogan, Charles 1928 births 2017 deaths American spies Harvard University faculty Harvard Kennedy School alumni Officers of the Legion of Honour People from Melrose, Massachusetts People from Cambridge, Massachusetts People of the Central Intelligence Agency Recipients of the Distinguished Intelligence Medal Recipients of the Intelligence Medal of Merit