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Richard James Kerr (born October 4, 1935) was
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency The deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA) is a statutory office () and the second-highest official of the Central Intelligence Agency. The DD/CIA assists the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) and is author ...
from 1989 to 1992. He was born in
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. He received a B.A. in history from the
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and started graduate work there too. Kerr had a 32-year career with the
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which included involvement in the retaliatory bombing raids against
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in 1986, and culminated with key roles in managing U.S. intelligence related to the near nuclear stand-off between
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and
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in 1990, and the attempted coup against
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in August, 1991. In 1991, Kerr was presented with the
Presidential Citizens Medal The Presidential Citizens Medal is an award bestowed by the president of the United States. It is the second-highest civilian award in the United States and is second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Established by executive order on N ...
by President
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. From 1996 to 2002, "Dick" Kerr also served on the Board of Directors for the
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of Rosslyn and later
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.Billigmeier, Scott & Glabus, Ed, ''From World War II to Desert Storm, Perspectives on Military Intelligence'', Officer Review magazine, June 1998, 2-5. He continues to serve on corporate boards and is a compliance observer of the 1998
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. He is interviewed in the 2024 BBC documentary The Secret Army.


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