Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield Jr. (born 1952) is an American diplomat and national security policymaker who served as

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Assistant may refer to: * Assistant (by Speaktoit), a virtual assistant app for smartphones * Assistant (software), a software tool to assist in computer configuration * Google Assistant, a virtual assistant by Google * ''The Assistant'' (TV seri ...

and U.S. Special Envoy for

MANPADS Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are portable shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. They are guided weapons and are a threat to low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters and also used against low-flying cruise missi ...

Threat Reduction in the

George W. Bush administration George W. Bush's tenure as the 43rd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2001, and ended on January 20, 2009. Bush, a Republican from Texas, took office following his narrow electoral college vict ...

, as

Dan Quayle James Danforth Quayle (; born February 4, 1947) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party (United States), ...

's Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs in the George H.W. Bush administration, and as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and other policy positions in the

Ronald Reagan administration Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of ...

Early life and education

Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. is the son of Lincoln P. Bloomfield, a

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

widely respected as an expert on

foreign affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...

and Irirangi Coates Bloomfield, a New Zealand diplomat and daughter of Joseph Gordon Coates, 21^st Prime Minister of New Zealand. Bloomfield was educated at

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

, graduating ''cum laude'' with an A.B. in 1974. He later attended the

Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school of international affairs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. Fletcher is one of America's oldest graduate schools of international relations. As of 2017, the student bo ...

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

, receiving an

M.A. A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

and

Diplomacy Diplomacy is the communication by representatives of State (polity), state, International organization, intergovernmental, or Non-governmental organization, non-governmental institutions intended to influence events in the international syste ...

in 1980. During his time at the Fletcher School, he was the Director of ''

The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs ''The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs'' is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of international relations established in 1975. It is managed by students at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University). It is also an online for ...

''.

Career

Upon graduation, Bloomfield joined the office of the

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs In the United States, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs or ASD (ISA) is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD (P)) and the United States Secretary of Defense on international ...

. In 1988 and 1989, he served as Principal Deputy

. Bloomfield spent 1989 and 1990 as a Member of U.S. Water Mediation in the

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

, and then as a member of the U.S. Delegation to Philippine Bases Negotiation. In 1991, Bloomfield joined the staff of

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

as Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs. In 1992, Bloomfield joined the

United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy of the United State ...

as Deputy

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs The assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs is the head of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within the United States Department of State. The assistant secretary guides the operation of the U.S. diplomatic establishment in vario ...

. Bloomfield left government service in 1993, joining Armitage Associates LLC, a management

consulting firm A consulting firm or simply consultancy is a professional service firm that provides expertise and specialised labour for a fee, through the use of consultants. Consulting firms may have one employee or thousands; they may consult in a broad ra ...

led by Richard Armitage. He worked there until 2001. In 2001,

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...

nominated Bloomfield as

. Bloomfield served from May 31, 2001, to January 20, 2005. During that time, he also served as Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State for Humanitarian Mine Action. In February 2005, Bloomfield founded Palmer Coates LLC, a

specializing in strategic planning for international business activities, technology and sustainability solutions. Bloomfield returned to government in 2008 and 2009 as President Bush's

special envoy Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details, such as the order of precedence at official processions, table seating ...

for

man-portable air-defense systems Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are portable shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. They are guided weapons and are a threat to low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters and also used against low-flying cruise missi ...

threat reduction. Bloomfield served as Chairman of the board of directors of the Henry L. Stimson Center from 2008 to 2016, and remained Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Fellow. He is a non-executive director of

European Metals Holdings European, or Europeans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other West ...

, Vice Chairman of Mana Pacific and Strategic Advisor to Seatrec Inc. He is also a regular commentator on foreign policy issues.

Personal life

Bloomfield has pursued a lifelong interest in musical songwriting, recording, and performing and produces records in his own studio. He has been a member in several bands, including Kelakos, for whom he also produced an album, which was released by

Warner Brothers Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ...

-affiliated Deko Entertainment in December 2023. Since 2004, he has been part of charity appearances with the band Coalition of the Willing which was composed of several U.S. Government officials, including 71^st U.S Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, former Hungarian Ambassador to NATO and the U.S. Andras Simonyi, former Deputy Secretary for Department of Energy

Daniel Poneman Daniel Bruce Poneman (born March 12, 1956) is an American lawyer and businessman. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Centrus Energy, a publicly traded energy company, (LEU) from 2015 to 2023. Prior to joining Centrus Energy, ...

, and guitarist

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. More recently, he has worked as a defense cons ...

Steely Dan Steely Dan is an American rock band formed in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, in 1971 by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). Originally having a traditional band lineup, Becker and Fagen cho ...

and

The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in San Jose, California in 1970. Known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies, the band has been active for over five decades, with their greate ...

. Bloomfield has also produced separate recordings for "Ablinken" AKA Anthony Blinken, and a biographic original recording and video for Simonyi. Bloomfield produces solo song releases under the name LBJunior. Bloomfield is married and has one child.

References

External links

Biography at Palmer Coates LLC

"Confronting the Iranian Challenge."
Testimony to the

U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 8, 2018. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloomfield, Lincoln P., Jr. 1952 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Harvard College alumni The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni United States Department of Defense officials United States Department of State officials United States assistant secretaries of state The Stimson Center