Known As: The man behind Rumsfeld and the man whispering "broader war" into President Bush's ear, is the Ithaca native and mathematician who
factors worst-case scenarios into his policy equations.
Born: in New York on Dec. 22, 1943.
Schooling: Wolfowitz received his A.B. degree in mathematics and chemistry from Cornell University in 1965, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the
University of Chicago in political science and economics. His father, a noted mathematician, was less than approving when his son chose political
science for his doctorate.
Awards for Public Service:
The Presidential Citizen's Medal,
The Department of Defense's Distinguished Public Service Medal,
The Department of State's Distinguished Honor Award,
The Department of Defense's Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, and
The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency's Distinguished Honor Award.
Professional Career:
Dr. Wolfowitz taught previously at Yale (1970-73) and Johns Hopkins (1981). In 1993, he was the George F. Kennan Professor of National Security
Strategy at the National War College. He has written widely on the subject of national strategy and foreign policy and was a member of the advisory
boards of the journals Foreign Affairs and National Interest .
Four years (1973-77) in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, working on the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and a number of nuclear
nonproliferation issues; and
A year as a Management Intern at the Bureau of the Budget (1966-67).
Pentagon tour as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Regional Programs (1977-80), where he helped create the force that later became the United
States Central Command and initiated the Maritime Pre-positioning Ships, the backbone of the initial U.S. deployment twelve years later in Operation
Desert Shield.As a junior Pentagon official in 1977, he outlined a scenario in which Saddam Hussein would invade Kuwait and threaten Saudi Arabia.
That outline, which became a reality 13 years later, sharply alienated other Carter administration officials who saw Saddam as a moderating
influence.
Two years as head of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff (1981-82)
The served three and a half years as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, where he was in charge of U.S. relations with
more than twenty countries. In addition to contributing to substantial improvements in U.S. relations with Japan and China, Assistant Secretary
Wolfowitz played a central role in coordinating the U.S. policy toward the Philippines that supported a peaceful transition from the dictatorship of
Ferdinand Marcos to democracy.
During the Reagan administration, Dr. Wolfowitz served for three years as U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia - the fourth largest country in the world and
the largest in the Moslem world. There he earned a reputation as a highly popular and effective Ambassador, a tough negotiator on behalf of American
intellectual property owners, and a public advocate of political openness and democratic values. During his tenure, Embassy Jakarta was cited as one
of the four best-managed embassies inspected in 1988.
From 1989 to 1993, Dr. Wolfowitz served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in charge of the 700-person defense policy team that was responsible
to Secretary Dick Cheney for matters concerning strategy, plans, and policy. During this period Secretary Wolfowitz and his staff had major
responsibilities for the reshaping of strategy and force posture at the end of the Cold War.
Under his leadership, the Policy Staff played a major role in reviewing war plans for the Gulf War, and developing and executing plans that
successfully raised more than $50 billion in Allied financial support for the war and prevented Iraq from opening a second front with Israel. Other
key initiatives included the development of the Regional Defense Strategy, the Base Force, and two presidential nuclear initiatives that led to the
elimination of tens of thousands of U.S. and Soviet nuclear weapons
For the last seven years, Dr. Wolfowitz has served as Dean and Professor of International Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced
International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University. SAIS is widely regarded as one of the world's leading graduate schools of international
relations with 750 students, studying on campuses in Washington, D.C.; Nanjing, China; and Bologna, Italy. As Dean, he led a successful capital
campaign that raised more than $75 million and doubled the school's endowment. Also under his leadership, the curriculum and facilities were
modernized and new faculty and programs were added to shift the school's focus from the Cold War to the era of globalization.
February 5, 2001, President Bush announced his intention to nominate Dr. Paul Wolfowitz to be Deputy Secretary of Defense. He was unanimously
confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 28th and sworn in March 2, 2001 as the 28th Deputy Secretary of Defense. This is Dr. Wolfowitz's third tour of duty
in the Pentagon.
Noted Trends:
Under his leadership at Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, the curriculum and facilities were modernized and new faculty
and programs were added to shift the school's focus from the Cold War to the era of globalization.
Hypothesis: Aware of the trend of globalization, may hold connections to multinational corporations. More information to come from this.
As a junior Pentagon official in 1977, he outlined a scenario in which Saddam Hussein would invade Kuwait and threaten Saudi Arabia. That
outline, which became a reality 13 years later, sharply alienated other Carter administration officials who saw Saddam as a moderating influence.
Wolfowitz now describes Saddam as a "leopard who won't change" and advocates overthrowing his government --the goal he was apparently referring to
when he spoke of "ending states."
In 1998, testifying before Congress as a military analyst, he advised the United States to set up an opposition government in southern Iraq.
Laurie Mylroie, an Iraq analyst and friend of Wolfowitz, says he made up his mind on Iraq when she shared with him circumstantial evidence linking
Iraqi intelligence to Ramzi Yousef, the planner of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
"Wolfowitz takes the long view of Saddam," she said.
In a 1996 interview with "Studies in Intelligence," a CIA journal, Wolfowitz described "managing uncertainty," his policymaking manifesto.
"In his view ... the serious policy-maker cannot ignore a 10-percent likelihood that could have a major impact on U.S. security, much less a 40
percent likelihood," CIA analyst Jack Davis wrote.
Hypothesis: Wolfowitz has long been a proponent of the Iraq War as evidenced by the above quotations and facts. May have gained money or
increased influence due to the conflict. More information forthcoming.
Worrying about unlikely threats also has made him one of this administration's most outspoken advocates of missile defense.
Key initiatives included the development of the Regional
Defense Strategy, the Base Force, and two presidential nuclear initiatives that led to the elimination of tens of thousands of U.S. and Soviet nuclear
weapons.
Four years (1973-77) in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, working on the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and a number of nuclear
nonproliferation issues.
Wolfowitz has emphasized the link between terror networks and sponsoring states. Last fall, he told NATO defense ministers in Brussels of an alarming
connection between states that harbor terrorists and the states with programs to develop weapons of mass destruction.
Hypothesis: Wolfowitz has long been involved with programs that reduce WMD both Nationally and Internationally. Publicly quoted on the
connection between terror states and WMD. So, it is possible that Mr. Wolfowitz has an ulterior motive as regarded to eliminating the Nuclear and
other WMD of both the US and other nations abroad. Possible beliefs concerning NWO forthcoming.
Finally.
His Senate confirmation this year was unanimous and swift.
This is reiterated in all of his biographies, a clue perhaps?
Information Cited:
Official Biography
News Piece
Israeli American Relations Website
Future Research: Wolfowitz's participation in the ramp up to the Iraqi War over the last 30 years. Personal finance records. Quoted opinons
concerning the NWO and future of the world. Participation in Arms Limitation Programs. Finally, why he is featured on a website concerning American
and Israeli relations.