Lynn Etheridge Davis (born 1943) was

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from 1993 to 1997.

Biography

Education

Lynn E. Davis was educated at

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, receiving a

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political science 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 ...

. She then received an

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and a

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in political science from

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Career

After graduate school, Davis split her time between academia and government service. She taught political science at Columbia and national security policy at the

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. She also worked on the staff of the

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and then the

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. During the

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, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Plans. In 1985, Davis became Director of Studies of the

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. She held this position until 1989, when she joined the

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at its headquarters in

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. In February 1993,

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nominated Davis to be

. After

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, she subsequently held this office from April 1, 1993, until August 8, 1997. After her time in the

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, Davis returned to the RAND Corporation.

Works by Lynn E. Davis

*''The Cold War Begins: Soviet/American Conflict Over Eastern Europe'' (Princeton University Press, 1974) *''Limited Nuclear Options: Deterrence and the New American Doctrine'' (Adelphi Paper No. 121, International Institute of Strategic Studies, 1975–76) *with Harold Brown, ''Nuclear Arms Control Choices'' (Johns Hopkins, 1984) *''Assuring Peace in a Changing World: Critical Choices for the West's Strategic and Arms Control Policies'' (Foreign Policy Institute, 1990) *''An Arms Control Strategy for the New Europe'' (RAND, 1993) *''Peacekeeping and Peacemaking After the Cold War'' (RAND, 1993) *with Jeremy Shapiro, ''The U.S. Army and the New National Security Strategy'' (RAND, 2003) *''Individual Preparedness and Response to Terrorism: Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Attacks: A Quick Guide'' (RAND, 2003) *with John V. Parachini and Timothy Liston, ''Homeland Security: A Compendium of Public and Private Organizations' Policy Recommendations'' (RAND, 2003) *''Army Forces for Homeland Security'' (RAND, 2004) *''Stretched Thin: Army Forces for Sustained Operations'' (RAND, 2005) *''Hurricane Katrina: Lessons for Army Planning and Operations'' (RAND, 2007) *with Melanie W. Sisson, ''A Strategic Planning Approach: Defining Alternative Counterterrorism Strategies as an Illustration'' (RAND, 2009)

Sources

Archived State Dept. Biography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Lynn 1943 births Living people Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni United States under secretaries of state Women diplomats for the United States