Fritz Ermarth | |
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Chair of the National Intelligence Council | |
In office 1988–1993 |
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President |
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Frank Horton III |
Succeeded by | Joseph Nye |
Personal details | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
February 20, 1941
Education |
Wittenberg University (BA) Harvard University (MA) |
Fritz W. Ermarth has been the Director of National Security Programs at the Nixon Center since 2002. He is also a part-time senior analyst for the Strategies Group at Science Applications International Corporation.
Ermarth worked for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1973 until 1998, serving as Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, as National Intelligence Officer for the USSR and East Europe and Director of the Strategic Evaluation Center. He has received both the Distinguished Intelligence Medal and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. Ermarth also served as Special Assistant to the President during the Ronald Reagan's presidency, as well as Senior Director of Soviet and European Affairs.