Gregory R. Dahlberg

Gregory R. Dahlberg ( born November 23, 1951 in Pick Town, South Dakota) is an American politician and served as Defense Minister.

Study and career

Study

Dahlberg first completed studies of economic management and political science at Luther College in Iowa, which he finished in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration ( BA ) and a bachelor's degree in Political Science ( B.Pol.Sc. ). He then completed a post -graduate studies at the American University in Washington, DC, which he graduated with a Masters in Public Administration in 1976.

Ministry officials and congressional staff

After finishing his studies, he began work as a civil servant in the office of the Assistant to the Minister of Transport for budget and programs. He was responsible in particular for domestic and financial resources for the construction of highways, for mass transportation.

In 1981 he was member of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives (U.S. House Committee on Appropriations ), where he particularly for monitoring the financial resources for the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, Amtrak, Conrail, the Federal Transit Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration was responsible in the appropriate subcommittee.

In 1990 he became assistant to the chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House and took as such true oversight of the thirteen sub-committees on budgetary allocations. During this time he was already in 1990 a major role in the basic conference focused on five -year budget reform in the Andrews Air Force Base. In addition, he was a consultant to develop dedicated funding mechanisms to accelerate the drug testing process, the Food and Drug Administration. Finally, he was involved in the development of special structures to finance Operation Desert Storm in 1990 and 1991.

In 1995 he became Chief of Staff of the Democratic Party in the Subcommittee on defense issues of the Appropriations Committee. Thus he had a leading role in the negotiation of large defense budgets for the various branches of service.

Defense Minister under President Bush

On 23 May 2000 he was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Deputy Defense Minister ( Under Secretary of the Army ). As such, he took a second place in the civilian army leadership.

After the end of Clinton's tenure, he became acting Defense Minister on 20 January 2001. From this office he left but then out on 5 March 2001.

Web links, and background literature

General biographical information

  • Biography on the website of the U.S. Army

Press Articles

  • Article about his swearing-in as Deputy Defense Minister

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  • United States Secretary of the Army
  • Americans
  • Born in 1951
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