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Kim E. Petersen
Kim Eberhard Petersen (born 1956) is a security and counter-terrorism expert who has served on the staff of U.S. Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, Henry A. Kissinger and Alexander Haig, Alexander M. Haig and was Chief of Security Operations for the presidential transition of George H. W. Bush. He served as a captain in the US Army Special Forces and as a covert agent with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Security Dynamics, a strategic consulting firm, and co-owner of Xenex Motorsports. In the Middle East, he has consulted with leaders of Dubai, Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, and Jordan, and has been featured on various media outlets such as CNN, BBC, NPR, and ''60 Minutes.'' Early life and education Born in 1956 in Arlington, Virginia, Petersen grew up learning English as a second language after his family immigrated from Denmark. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in philosophy, where he served in student gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kissinger
Henry Alfred Kissinger (May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 56th United States secretary of state from 1973 to 1977 and the 7th National Security Advisor (United States), national security advisor from 1969 to 1975, serving under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Born in Germany, Kissinger emigrated to the United States in 1938 as a Emigration of Jews from Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe, Jewish refugee fleeing Nazi persecution. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he attended Harvard University, where he excelled academically. He later became a professor of government at the university and earned an international reputation as an expert on nuclear weapons and foreign policy. He acted as a consultant to government agencies, think tanks, and the presidential campaigns of Nelson Rockefeller and Nixon before being appointed as national security advisor and later secretary o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
