Warren Rudman | |
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Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board Acting |
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In office February 8, 2000 – October 5, 2001 |
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President |
Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Anthony Harrington |
Succeeded by | Brent Scowcroft |
Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board | |
In office November 19, 1997 – October 5, 2001 Acting: November 19, 1997 – February 18, 1998 |
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President |
Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Tom Foley |
Succeeded by | Brent Scowcroft |
In office May 21, 1995 – January 16, 1996 Acting |
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President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Les Aspin |
Succeeded by | Tom Foley |
United States Senator from New Hampshire |
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In office December 29, 1980 – January 3, 1993 |
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Preceded by | John Durkin |
Succeeded by | Judd Gregg |
Attorney General of New Hampshire | |
In office 1970–1976 |
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Governor |
Walter Peterson Meldrim Thomson |
Preceded by | George Pappagiannis |
Succeeded by | David Souter |
Personal details | |
Born |
Warren Bruce Rudman May 18, 1930 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died |
November 19, 2012 (aged 82) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Shirley Wahl |
Education |
Syracuse University (BA) Boston College (JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Warren Bruce Rudman (May 18, 1930 – November 19, 2012) was an American attorney and Republican politician who served as United States Senator from New Hampshire between 1980 and 1993. He was known as a moderate centrist, to such an extent that President Clinton approached him in 1994 about replacing departing Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen in Clinton's cabinet, an offer that Rudman declined.
After two terms in office, Rudman chose not to run for re-election in 1992. At the time of his death, he was a co-chair of Albright Stonebridge Group; a retired partner in the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; and an advisory board member of Promontory Financial Group. He previously sat on the board of directors of Raytheon, Collins & Aikman, Allied Waste, Boston Scientific and a number of funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds.
Rudman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Theresa (née Levenson) and Edward G. Rudman. His family were Jewish immigrants from Germany, Poland, and Russia. Rudman lived his entire life in New Hampshire, with few exceptions. He attended the Valley Forge Military Academy boarding school in Wayne, PA. He received his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University, and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He received his law degree from Boston College Law School in 1960, and was appointed Attorney General of New Hampshire in 1970; serving in that capacity until 1976.