Marcel Lettre

Marcel Lettre (born August 9, 1972)[1] is a former United States federal government official. He served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence from December 2015 to January 2017. He now works for Lockheed Martin.

Marcel Lettre
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
In office
December 16, 2015 â€“ January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byMichael G. Vickers
Succeeded byJoseph D. Kernan
Personal details
Born
Marcel John Lettre, II

(1972-08-09) August 9, 1972
Gainesville, Georgia
Alma materSewanee: The University of the South
Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government

Early life

Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Marcel Lettre attended Terry Sanford Senior High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, graduating in 1990. He graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South with a B.A. degree in political science in 1994. Lettre earned a M.P.P. degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2000.[1][2]

Career

Lettre was nominated as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence by President Barack Obama on August 5, 2015.[3][4] He was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2015,[2] and he stepped down in January 2017.[5]

Lettre now works for Lockheed Martin.[6]

Personal life

Lettre is married, and he has two daughters.[2]

References
  1. "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 113th Congress (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2014. pp. 1339–1341. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  2. "Marcel Lettre". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. August 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2017 – via National Archives.
  4. "President Nominates Marcel Lettre to be the Next Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. August 6, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  5. "Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)". Department of Defense Key Officials September 1947–May 2021 (PDF). Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense. May 12, 2021. p. 43. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  6. Beeler, Emily. "Marcel Lettre". Aspen Security Forum. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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