Ronald S. "Ron" Moultrie is an American intelligence official who served as the under secretary of defense for intelligence and security in the

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. He assumed office on June 1, 2021, after he was confirmed on May 29 by the

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Education

Moultrie earned a

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degree from the

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and a

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from the

National Intelligence University The National Intelligence University (NIU) is a federally chartered research university in Bethesda, Maryland operated by and for the United States Intelligence Community (IC) as its staff college of higher learning in fields of study central t ...

. He also holds a

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degree from the

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and has completed studies at the

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Career

Moultrie served as a Russian linguist in the

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. He later worked as an advisor to the

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. Moultrie worked as an officer in the

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before joining the

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, where he eventually served as the director of the National Security Operations Center. Moultrie also worked as an advisor in the office of the

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. At a June 2021

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hearing on collaboration between the

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and

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, Moultrie said the government must improve defense-intelligence information sharing both internally and with trusted foreign allies. On 17 May 2022, Moultrie provided testimony at a congressional hearing regarding unexplained aerial phenomena.

References

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