Fritz W. Ermarth (February 20, 1941 – January 19, 2022), was the Director of National Security Programs at the

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from 2002 to his death in 2022. He was also a part-time senior analyst for the Strategies Group at

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. Ermarth worked for the

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from 1973 until 1998, serving as Chairman of the

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, as National Intelligence Officer for the

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and East Europe and Director of the Strategic Evaluation Center. He has received both the

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and the

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. Ermarth also served as

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during the

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's presidency, as well as Senior Director of Soviet and European Affairs. Following the 1990s looting of Russia, he stated "We have outright criminals at one end, but at the other end we call them statesmen." Kaplan, David (August 30, 1999)
When the Russian mob feels the need to wash: Money laundering marks a nation's looting
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.'' Retrieved June 10, 2021. Ermarth died on January 19, 2022.

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* * 1941 births Harvard University alumni Living people People of the Central Intelligence Agency Recipients of the Distinguished Intelligence Medal Wittenberg University alumni {{US-gov-bio-stub