Clifford L. Stanley
| Clifford L. Stanley | |
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Clifford L. Stanley, U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 2010.
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March 31, 1947 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Education | BS, S.C. State U., 1969 MS, Johns Hopkins U., 1977 student, Amphibious Warfare Sch., 1978 student, Naval War Coll., 1983 student, USMC Command Staff Coll., 1984 student, Nat. War Coll., 1988 EdD, U. Pa. |
| Occupation | Federal agency administrator; retired Major General of the United States Marine Corps |
| Employer | Retired |
| Title | Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness |
| Term | February 16, 2010 to November 2011 |
| Successor | Erin C. Conaton |
| Spouse(s) | Rosalyn Hill |
| Children | 1 child, Angela |
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Clifford Lee Stanley (born March 31, 1947) was the United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, having resigned that office in 2011.
Clifford L. Stanley was educated at South Carolina State University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1969.
Upon graduation, Stanley was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. After completing The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, he served as a fiscal and supply officer. After redesignation as an infantry officer, he was a platoon commander; company commander in 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines; commanding officer of Headquarters Company, 4th Marines; the Executive Officer of 1st Battalion, 6th Marines; and then commanding officer of the 1st Marines. Stanley was the first African American to command a United States Marine regiment.
In 1977, Stanley was awarded an M.S. in counseling by Johns Hopkins University. He later attended the Amphibious Warfare School (1978) (see Marine Corps University), the Naval War College (1983), the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College (1984) (see Marine Corps University), and the National War College (1988).
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