Douglas Lute
| Douglas Lute | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| United States Ambassador to NATO | |
|
In office September 3, 2013 – January 20, 2017 |
|
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ivo Daalder |
| Succeeded by | Earle D. Litzenberger (Chargé d'Affaires a.i) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 3, 1952 Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Holl |
| Alma mater |
United States Military Academy Harvard University |
| Awards |
Defense Superior Service Medal (3 Oak leaf clusters) Legion of Merit (with Oak leaf cluster) Bronze Star Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States
|
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
|
Douglas Edward Lute (born November 3, 1952) is a U.S. public servant who served as the United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2013 to 2017. He was nominated for the post by President Obama on May 23, 2013, and assumed his position on September 3, 2013.
Lute is a retired United States Army lieutenant general.
On May 15, 2007, Lute was appointed by George W. Bush to serve as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan. The New York Times referred to him as the "War Czar", since he occupied a senior advisory position responsible for overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was asked to stay on by new President Barack Obama as Obama's Special Assistant and Senior Coordinator for Afghanistan and Pakistan. After leaving active duty in 2010, Lute remained in his position at the National Security Staff. He is married to Jane Holl Lute, who served as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 through 2013.
Lute was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on November 3, 1952. He. graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975. His first assignment was to the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment in Bindlach, Germany, where he commanded C Troop. He earned a MPA degree from the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University in 1983 and taught in the Department of Social Science at West Point.
...
Wikipedia