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John A. Gordon
John A. Gordon
2nd United States Homeland Security Advisor
	In office; April 30, 2003 – July 28, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Tom Ridge
Succeeded by	Fran Townsend
Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security
	In office; June 29, 2000 – June 28, 2002
President	Bill Clinton; George W. Bush
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Linton Brooks
20th Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
	In office; October 31, 1997 – June 29, 2000
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	George Tenet
Succeeded by	John McLaughlin
Personal details
Born	John Alexander Gordon; August 22, 1946; Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	April 19, 2020 (aged 73); Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Education	University of Missouri, Columbia (BS); Naval Postgraduate School (MS); New Mexico Highlands University (MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1968–2000
Rank	General
Commands	90th Strategic Missile Wing
Awards	Legion of Merit

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John Alexander Gordon (August 22, 1946 – April 19, 2020) was an American air force general who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He also served as the President's Homeland Security advisor from 2003 to 2004.^[1]

Military career

Gordon entered the Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1968. His early assignments were in research, development and acquisition where he was involved in improving the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and in developing and acquiring the Peacekeeper ICBM. He was a long-range planner at Strategic Air Command and served with the U.S. State Department in the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs. Later, he commanded the 90th Strategic Missile Wing, the only Peacekeeper ICBM unit. He has served with the National Security Council in the areas of defense and arms control, including the oversight and completion of the START II negotiations. He then became a senior member of the secretary of defense's staff and later, the director of operations, Air Force Space Command, responsible for overseeing and developing policy and guidance for the command's operational missions. He also has served as special assistant to the Air Force chief of staff for long-range planning, where he was responsible for restarting and integrating a long-range planning process into the Air Force. Prior to assuming the deputy director position, he was associate director of central intelligence for military support, Central Intelligence Agency. He retired from the Air Force on August 1, 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Post-military career

Following his Air Force retirement, Gordon was chosen as the first administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration and also Under Secretary of Energy, responsible for the U.S. nuclear weapons program, a position he filled from June 2000 to June 2002.^[2] He next served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, then assumed duties as Homeland Security Advisor from April 2003 to July 2004.^[1] On September 16, 2004, he was inducted into the Naval Postgraduate School Hall of Fame.^[3] After retiring from public service, he served on the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, as well as the board of advisors of VirtualAgility, Inc. (beginning in October 2005),^[4] the board of EDO Corporation (beginning in 2007),^[5] and the Board of Trustees of Analytic Services, Inc.^[2]

Gordon died on April 19, 2020, at the age of 73.^[6]

Education

1968 Bachelor of Science degree in physics, with honors, University of Missouri
1970 Master of Science degree in physics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
1972 Master of Arts degree in business administration, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas
1975 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1978 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1986 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

Assignments

July 1968 – June 1970, graduate student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio^[7]
June 1970 – June 1974, physicist, Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico^[7]
June 1974 – April 1976, research associate, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico^[7]
April 1976 – February 1979, long-range planner, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska^[7]
February 1979 – August 1980, staff officer, research and development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.^[7]
August 1980 – May 1982, executive assistant to the undersecretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.^[7]
May 1982 – January 1983, deputy director, Office of Policy Analysis, Department of State, Washington, D.C.^[7]
January 1983 – July 1985, office director for strategic nuclear policy, and director for defense and arms control matters, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State, Washington, D.C.^[7]
July 1985 – July 1986, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama^[7]
July 1986 – June 1987, assistant deputy commander for maintenance, 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota^[7]
June 1987 – May 1989, vice commander, then commander, 90th Strategic Missile Wing, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming^[7]
May 1989 – January 1993, special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for defense policy and arms control, National Security Council, Washington, D.C.^[7]
January 1993 – June 1994, deputy undersecretary of defense and chief of staff for policy, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.^[7]
June 1994 – September 1995, director of operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado^[7]
September 1995 – September 1996, special assistant to the chief of staff for long-range planning, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.^[7]
September 1996 – October 1997, associate director of central intelligence for military support, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.^[7]
October 1997 – 2000, deputy director of central intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.^[7]

Major awards and decorations

Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal

Effective dates of promotion

Second Lieutenant June 4, 1968
First Lieutenant December 4, 1969
Captain June 4, 1971
Major September 1, 1979
Lieutenant Colonel November 1, 1981
Colonel December 1, 1985
Brigadier General June 1, 1992
Major General May 25, 1995
Lieutenant General September 20, 1996
General October 31, 1997

References

^ ^a ^b "Naval Postgraduate School bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
^ ^a ^b Analytic Services, Inc. Board of Trustees Biography^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Hall of Fame Recipients
^ "VirtualAgility Board of Advisors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-18.
^ Gen. (Ret.) John A. Gordon Joins EDO Board (press release)
^ "John Gordon, Aug. 22, 1946 – April 19, 2020". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "GENERAL JOHN A. GORDON". Air Force. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force

Government offices
Preceded by George Tenet	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence 1997–2000	Succeeded by John McLaughlin
Political offices
New office	Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security 2000–2002	Succeeded by Linton Brooks
Preceded by Tom Ridge	United States Homeland Security Advisor 2003–2004	Succeeded by Fran Townsend

[NPS-1] "Naval Postgraduate School bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-07-17.

[anser-2] Analytic Services, Inc. Board of Trustees Biography^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] Hall of Fame Recipients

[4] "VirtualAgility Board of Advisors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-18.

[5] Gen. (Ret.) John A. Gordon Joins EDO Board (press release)

[obit-6] "John Gordon, Aug. 22, 1946 – April 19, 2020". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[:0-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "GENERAL JOHN A. GORDON". Air Force. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

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-*July 1968 – June 1970, graduate student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, and [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], Ohio{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*July 1968 – June 1970, graduate student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, and [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], Ohio<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=GENERAL JOHN A. GORDON |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106961/general-john-a-gordon/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.af.mil%2FAbout-Us%2FBiographies%2FDisplay%2FArticle%2F106961%2Fgeneral-john-a-gordon%2F |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Air Force |language=en-US}}</ref>
-*June 1970 – June 1974, physicist, [[Air Force Weapons Laboratory]], [[Kirtland Air Force Base]], New Mexico{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*June 1970 – June 1974, physicist, [[Air Force Weapons Laboratory]], [[Kirtland Air Force Base]], New Mexico<ref name=":0" />
-*June 1974 – April 1976, research associate, [[Sandia National Laboratories]], [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*June 1974 – April 1976, research associate, [[Sandia National Laboratories]], [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]<ref name=":0" />
-*April 1976 – February 1979, long-range planner, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, [[Offutt Air Force Base]], Nebraska{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*April 1976 – February 1979, long-range planner, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, [[Offutt Air Force Base]], Nebraska<ref name=":0" />
-*February 1979 – August 1980, staff officer, research and development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*February 1979 – August 1980, staff officer, research and development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<ref name=":0" />
-*August 1980 – May 1982, executive assistant to the undersecretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*August 1980 – May 1982, executive assistant to the undersecretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.<ref name=":0" />
-*May 1982 – January 1983, deputy director, Office of Policy Analysis, Department of State, Washington, D.C.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*May 1982 – January 1983, deputy director, Office of Policy Analysis, Department of State, Washington, D.C.<ref name=":0" />
-*January 1983 – July 1985, office director for strategic nuclear policy, and director for defense and arms control matters, [[Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs]], Department of State, Washington, D.C.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*January 1983 – July 1985, office director for strategic nuclear policy, and director for defense and arms control matters, [[Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs]], Department of State, Washington, D.C.<ref name=":0" />
-*July 1985 – July 1986, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*July 1985 – July 1986, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama<ref name=":0" />
-*July 1986 – June 1987, assistant deputy commander for maintenance, 44th Strategic Missile Wing, [[Ellsworth Air Force Base]], South Dakota{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*July 1986 – June 1987, assistant deputy commander for maintenance, 44th Strategic Missile Wing, [[Ellsworth Air Force Base]], South Dakota<ref name=":0" />
-*June 1987 – May 1989, vice commander, then commander, 90th Strategic Missile Wing, [[Francis E. Warren Air Force Base]], Wyoming{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*June 1987 – May 1989, vice commander, then commander, 90th Strategic Missile Wing, [[Francis E. Warren Air Force Base]], Wyoming<ref name=":0" />
-*May 1989 – January 1993, special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for defense policy and arms control, National Security Council, Washington, D.C.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*May 1989 – January 1993, special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for defense policy and arms control, National Security Council, Washington, D.C.<ref name=":0" />
-*January 1993 – June 1994, deputy undersecretary of defense and chief of staff for policy, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*January 1993 – June 1994, deputy undersecretary of defense and chief of staff for policy, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.<ref name=":0" />
-*June 1994 – September 1995, director of operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, [[Peterson Air Force Base]], Colorado{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*June 1994 – September 1995, director of operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, [[Peterson Air Force Base]], Colorado<ref name=":0" />
-*September 1995 – September 1996, special assistant to the chief of staff for long-range planning, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*September 1995 – September 1996, special assistant to the chief of staff for long-range planning, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<ref name=":0" />
-*September 1996 – October 1997, associate director of central intelligence for military support, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+*September 1996 – October 1997, associate director of central intelligence for military support, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.<ref name=":0" />
-*October 1997–2000, deputy director of central intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
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v t e Deputy directors of Central Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence	Kingman Douglass Edwin Kennedy Wright William Harding Jackson Allen Dulles Charles P. Cabell Marshall Carter Richard Helms Rufus Taylor Robert E. Cushman Jr. Vernon A. Walters E. Henry Knoche John F. Blake Frank Carlucci Bobby Ray Inman John N. McMahon Robert Gates Richard James Kerr Bill Studeman George Tenet John A. Gordon John E. McLaughlin
Central Intelligence Agency	Albert Calland Stephen Kappes Michael Morell Avril Haines David S. Cohen Gina Haspel Vaughn Bishop David S. Cohen

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v t e United States homeland security advisors
Ridge Gordon Townsend Wainstein Brennan^d Monaco^d Bossert Joyce (acting) Fears Brown Nesheiwat Sherwood-Randall Miller (designate)
^d Currently styled as Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism