Sandy Berger
| Sandy Berger | |
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| National Security Advisor | |
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In office March 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Tony Lake |
| Succeeded by | Condoleezza Rice |
| Deputy National Security Advisor | |
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In office January 20, 1993 – March 14, 1997 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Howe |
| Succeeded by | Jim Steinberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Samuel Richard Berger October 28, 1945 Millerton, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 2015 (aged 70) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Harrison |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
Cornell University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Samuel Richard "Sandy" Berger (October 28, 1945 – December 2, 2015) was an American political consultant who served as the United States National Security Advisor for President Bill Clinton from March 14, 1997, until January 20, 2001. Before that he served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for the Clinton Administration from January 20, 1993, until March 14, 1997.
Berger was born to a Jewish family in Millerton, New York, where his parents ran an Army-Navy store. He graduated from Webutuck High School (1963) and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies from Cornell University (1967) and his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1971.
At Cornell, Berger was a member of the Quill and Dagger society with Paul Wolfowitz and Stephen Hadley. Opposed to the Vietnam War, Berger began working for Senator George McGovern's presidential campaign in 1972. While there, he met Bill Clinton, forming a friendship that would last for decades. Berger later urged Clinton to run for president.
After the McGovern campaign, Berger gained experience working in a variety of government posts, including serving as Special Assistant to Mayor of New York City John Lindsay and Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Harold Hughes of Iowa and Congressman Joseph Resnick of New York. He was also Deputy Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. Department of State from 1977 to 1980 under Secretary of State Cyrus Vance during the Carter administration.
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