Rudy de Leon: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Add more specific date info
Importing Wikidata short description: "United States politician"
 
(22 intermediate revisions by 19 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|United States politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Rudy de Leon
|honorific-prefix =
|name = Rudy F. de Leon
|image = Defense.gov News Photo 000323-A-3569D-001.jpg
|office = 27th [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense]]
|native_name =
|president = [[Bill Clinton]]<br />[[George W Bush]]
|native_name_lang =
|term_start = March 31, 2000
|honorific-suffix =
|term_end = March 1, 2001
|image = Rudy de Leon, official military photo, 1997.jpg
|predecessor = [[John Hamre]]
|office = [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense|Deputy Secretary of Defense]]
|successor = [[Paul Wolfowitz]]
|term_start = March 31, 2000
|office1 = [[Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness]]
|term_end = March 1, 2001<ref>http://www.whs.mil/library/Key47-04/III.pdf</ref>
|president = [[Bill Clinton]]
|president1 = [[Bill Clinton]]
|term_start1 = August 5, 1997
[[George W Bush]]
|term_end1 = March 31, 2000
|succeeding = <!--For President-elect or equivalent-->
|predecessor = [[John Hamre]]
|predecessor1 = [[Edwin Dorn]]
|successor1 = Bernard Rostker
|successor = [[Paul Wolfowitz]]
|office1 = [[Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness]]
|office2 = [[United States Under Secretary of the Air Force|Under Secretary of the Air Force]]
|president1 = [[Bill Clinton]]
|president2 = [[Bill Clinton]]
|term_start2 = 1994
|term_start1 = August 5, 1997
|term_end2 = 1997
|term_end1 = March 31, 2000
|predecessor2 = [[Anne N. Foreman]]
|predecessor1 = Edwin Dorn
|successor2 = [[F. Whitten Peters]]
|successor1 = Bernard D. Rostker
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|08|28}}
|office2 = [[United States Under Secretary of the Air Force]]
|president2 = [[Bill Clinton]]
|birth_place = [[Pasadena, California]]
|term_start2 = 1994
|death_date =
|death_place =
|term_end2 = 1997
|predecessor2 = [[Anne N. Foreman]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|successor2 = [[F. Whitten Peters]]
|spouse = Anne de Leon
|children = 2
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|08|28}}
|education = [[Loyola Marymount University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
|birth_place =
|death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|1952|08|28}} -->
|death_place =
|restingplace =
|birthname = Rudy F. de Leon
|nationality =
|party =
|otherparty = <!--For additional political affiliations-->
|spouse = Anne de Leon
|partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married-->
|relations =
|children = Libby de Leon, Kerry de Leon
|residence =
|alma_mater = [[Loyola Marymount University]]
|occupation =
|profession =
|cabinet =
|religion =
|signature =
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
}}
'''Rupert "Rudy" Frank de Leon Jr.''' (born August 28, 1952)<ref name="Senate bio">{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D70PAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA59 |title=Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate |chapter=Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees |date=2001 |volume=4 |pages=59–60 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=9780160657146 |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> is an American former senior [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] official, military adviser, [[lobbyist]],<ref name=twsH16>{{cite news

'''Rudy F. de Leon''' (born August 28, 1952) is an [[United States|American]] former senior [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] official, military adviser, [[lobbyist]],<ref name=twsH16>{{cite news
|title= Citizen K Street: How Lobbying Became Washington's Biggest Business -- Cast of Characters: Here are some key figures in the 30-year story of Cassidy & Associates, one of the most powerful lobbying firms in Washington.
|title= Citizen K Street: How Lobbying Became Washington's Biggest Business -- Cast of Characters: Here are some key figures in the 30-year story of Cassidy & Associates, one of the most powerful lobbying firms in Washington.
|publisher= ''Washington Post''
|newspaper= Washington Post
|quote= Rudy De Leon, longtime aide to former Rep. Les Aspin (D-Wis.), deputy secretary of defense in the Clinton administration and head of the Washington office of the Boeing Corp., which employed Cassidy & Associates.
|quote= Rudy De Leon, longtime aide to former Rep. Les Aspin (D-Wis.), deputy secretary of defense in the Clinton administration and head of the Washington office of the Boeing Corp., which employed Cassidy & Associates.
|year= 2007
|year= 2007
Line 60: Line 40:
|author= Glenn Kessler
|author= Glenn Kessler
|title= The Fact Checker: The Truth Behind the Rhetoric
|title= The Fact Checker: The Truth Behind the Rhetoric
|publisher= ''Washington Post''
|newspaper= Washington Post
|quote= Other foreign policy "advisers" -- Clinton Advisers -- Rudy De Leon, Deputy defense secretary
|quote= Other foreign policy "advisers" -- Clinton Advisers -- Rudy De Leon, Deputy defense secretary
|date= 2007-12-27
|date= 2007-12-27
|url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2007/12/obama_vs_clinton_on_foreign_po.html
|url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2007/12/obama_vs_clinton_on_foreign_po.html
|accessdate= 2011-02-08
|accessdate= 2011-02-08
}}</ref> He served as the [[Deputy Secretary of Defense]], described as the "second-highest civilian defense position", from March 31, 2000 until March 16, 2001, and before appointed as Deputy Secretary he had served as [[Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness]] from 1997 until 2000 and as [[Under Secretary of the Air Force]] from 1994 to 1997 in the administration of [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=twsH15>{{cite news
}}</ref> He served as the [[Deputy Secretary of Defense]], described as the "second-highest civilian defense position", from March 31, 2000 until March 16, 2001,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whs.mil/library/Key47-04/III.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-02-07 |archive-date=2011-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516011431/http://www.whs.mil/library/Key47-04/III.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and before appointed as Deputy Secretary he had served as [[Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness]] from 1997 until 2000 and as [[Under Secretary of the Air Force]] from 1994 to 1997 in the administration of [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=twsH15>{{cite news
|title= Deputy at Defense Is Leaving Office
|title= Deputy at Defense Is Leaving Office
|publisher= ''The New York Times''
|newspaper= The New York Times
|quote= Pentagon officials said Mr. Clinton was expected to nominate Rudy De Leon, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, to take over the second-highest civilian defense position for what remains of the president's term. Like Dr. Hamre, Mr. De Leon arrived at the Pentagon in 1993 in Mr. Aspin's short tenure and stayed on.
|quote= Pentagon officials said Mr. Clinton was expected to nominate Rudy De Leon, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, to take over the second-highest civilian defense position for what remains of the president's term. Like Dr. Hamre, Mr. De Leon arrived at the Pentagon in 1993 in Mr. Aspin's short tenure and stayed on.
|date= January 11, 2000
|date= January 11, 2000
|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/11/us/deputy-at-defense-is-leaving-office.html?ref=johnjhamre
|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/11/us/deputy-at-defense-is-leaving-office.html?ref=johnjhamre
|accessdate= 2011-02-08
|accessdate= 2011-02-08
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


Since 2007, he has served as Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at the [[Center for American Progress]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]].<ref>[https://www.americanprogress.org/about/staff/deleon-rudy/bio/ Rudy de Leon-Center for American Progress]</ref>
Since 2007, he has served as Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at the [[Center for American Progress]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]].<ref>[https://www.americanprogress.org/about/staff/deleon-rudy/bio/ Rudy de Leon-Center for American Progress]</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
De Leon earned a bachelor's degree from [[Loyola Marymount University]] in 1974, and in 1984 he completed the executive program in national and international security at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]].
Born in [[Pasadena, California]], De Leon studied at [[El Camino College]] for two years and then transferred to [[Loyola Marymount University]], earning a B.A. degree in history in 1974. He continued his education at the [[University System of Maryland|University of Maryland]] in 1977. De Leon later completed the executive program in national and international security affairs at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]] in 1984.<ref name="Senate bio"/>


==Government career==
==Government career==
De Leon began his career in the federal government in 1975, and held various positions for 25 years until 2001. He had staff positions in the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. From 1985 through 1993, he served on the Committee on Armed Services as a member of the professional staff and director. In 1986, he participated in the debate and passage of the 1986 [[Goldwater-Nichols Act]], which made fundamental changes in military organization and operations. He was a top aide to [[Les Aspin]] in 1993.<ref name=twsH19>{{cite news
De Leon began his career in the federal government in 1975, and held various positions for 25 years until 2001. He had staff positions in the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. From 1985 through 1993, he served on the Committee on Armed Services as a member of the professional staff and director. In 1987–1988, he attended [[MIT Seminar XXI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://semxxi.mit.edu/about/messages/from-the-director |title=From the Director: September, 2015 |last=Art |first=Robert |date=September 1, 2015 |website=MIT Seminar XXI |publisher=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]}}; {{cite web |author=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|url=https://semxxi.mit.edu/alumni |title=Find Alumni |website=MIT Seminar XXI |publisher=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]}}</ref> In 1986, he participated in the debate and passage of the 1986 [[Goldwater-Nichols Act]], which made fundamental changes in military organization and operations. He was a top aide to [[Les Aspin]] in 1993.<ref name=twsH19>{{cite news
|author= ERIC SCHMITT
|author= ERIC SCHMITT
|title= Aspin Reported To Have Settled On Gay Policy
|title= Aspin Reported To Have Settled On Gay Policy
|publisher= ''The New York Times''
|newspaper= The New York Times
|quote= Mr. Sheridan said he and Ms. Feld blum, the group's legal director, met with Rudy de Leon, a top aide to Mr. Aspin who has been brokering the delicate negotiations, and Jamie Gorelick, the Pentagon's general counsel.
|quote= Mr. Sheridan said he and Ms. Feld blum, the group's legal director, met with Rudy de Leon, a top aide to Mr. Aspin who has been brokering the delicate negotiations, and Jamie Gorelick, the Pentagon's general counsel.
|date= July 14, 1993
|date= July 14, 1993
Line 91: Line 71:
|author= ERIC SCHMITT
|author= ERIC SCHMITT
|title= Pentagon Speeds Plan to Lift Gay Ban
|title= Pentagon Speeds Plan to Lift Gay Ban
|publisher= ''The New York Times''
|newspaper= The New York Times
|quote= Under the direction of a senior aide to Mr. Aspin, Rudy de Leon, top civilian Pentagon officials are seeking to write an executive order by July 15 that meets President Clinton's goal to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and that is acceptable to Congress and the armed forces. 'Practical Resolution'
|quote= Under the direction of a senior aide to Mr. Aspin, Rudy de Leon, top civilian Pentagon officials are seeking to write an executive order by July 15 that meets President Clinton's goal to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and that is acceptable to Congress and the armed forces. 'Practical Resolution'
|date= April 16, 1993
|date= April 16, 1993
Line 97: Line 77:
|accessdate= 2011-02-08
|accessdate= 2011-02-08
}}</ref> decisions about awarding Medals of Honor to military service personnel,<ref name=twsH17>{{cite news
}}</ref> decisions about awarding Medals of Honor to military service personnel,<ref name=twsH17>{{cite news
|author= Associated Press
|agency= Associated Press
|title= Vietnam Unknown's Medal to Stay With Tomb
|title= Vietnam Unknown's Medal to Stay With Tomb
|publisher= ''Los Angeles Times''
|newspaper= Los Angeles Times
|quote= ST. LOUIS — The Medal of Honor that hung on the Tomb of the Unknowns for 14 years while Air Force Lt. Michael J. Blassie was buried there will not join him at his new burial place. Relatives of the Vietnam War casualty, whose remains were identified and moved this summer to a national cemetery near his home, were told by Undersecretary of Defense Rudy de Leon that their request for the medal had been denied.
|quote= ST. LOUIS — The Medal of Honor that hung on the Tomb of the Unknowns for 14 years while Air Force Lt. Michael J. Blassie was buried there will not join him at his new burial place. Relatives of the Vietnam War casualty, whose remains were identified and moved this summer to a national cemetery near his home, were told by Undersecretary of Defense Rudy de Leon that their request for the medal had been denied.
|date= August 23, 1998
|date= August 23, 1998
Line 107: Line 87:
|author= ELAINE SCIOLINO
|author= ELAINE SCIOLINO
|title= Anthrax Vaccination Program Is Failing, Pentagon Admits
|title= Anthrax Vaccination Program Is Failing, Pentagon Admits
|publisher= ''The New York Times''
|newspaper= The New York Times
|quote= Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy de Leon called the anthrax threat ''immediate, real and constant.''
|quote= Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy de Leon called the anthrax threat ''immediate, real and constant.''
|date= July 13, 2000
|date= July 13, 2000
Line 115: Line 95:
|author= PETER PAE
|author= PETER PAE
|title= Military Is Sold on Unmanned Spy Plane
|title= Military Is Sold on Unmanned Spy Plane
|publisher= ''Los Angeles Times''
|newspaper= Los Angeles Times
|quote= Last week, the argument appears to have in part swayed Deputy Defense Secretary Rudy de Leon to scuttle Air Force's request to add $1 billion over the next five years to speed up production of the aircraft. De Leon cited budget constraints but he was also troubled by lack of consensus among some commanders who advocated a cautious approach to the plane's development.
|quote= Last week, the argument appears to have in part swayed Deputy Defense Secretary Rudy de Leon to scuttle Air Force's request to add $1 billion over the next five years to speed up production of the aircraft. De Leon cited budget constraints but he was also troubled by lack of consensus among some commanders who advocated a cautious approach to the plane's development.
|date= January 7, 2001
|date= January 7, 2001
Line 123: Line 103:


==Lobbying==
==Lobbying==
De Leon worked for the [[Boeing]] Corporation as a senior vice president from 2001 to 2006, managing the Washington office. In 2007, he was described as having hired the influential lobbying firm of Cassidy and Associates, which was a firm described by the ''[[Washington Post]]'' as "one of the most powerful lobbying firms in Washington."<ref name=twsH16/>
De Leon worked for the [[Boeing Company]] as a senior vice president from 2001 to 2006, managing the Washington office.


==Other activities==
==Other activities==
Line 130: Line 110:
==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}

*{{C-SPAN|rudydeleon}}
==External links==
*{{C-SPAN|42903}}


{{s-start}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-gov}}
{{s-gov}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Anne N. Foreman]]}}
{{succession box|
{{s-ttl|title=[[United States Under Secretary of the Air Force|Under Secretary of the Air Force]]|years=1994–1997}}
before=[[Anne N. Foreman]]|
{{s-aft|after=[[F. Whitten Peters]]}}
title=[[United States Under Secretary of the Air Force|Under Secretary of the Air Force]]|
|-
after=[[F. Whitten Peters]]|
{{s-bef|before=[[Edwin Dornv]]}}
years=1994 &ndash; 1997
{{s-ttl|title=[[Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness]]|years=1997–2000}}
}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Bernard D. Rostker]]}}
{{succession box|
|-
before=[[Edwin Dorn]]|
{{s-bef|before=[[John Hamre]]}}
title=[[Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness]]|
{{s-ttl|title=[[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense]]|years=2000–2001}}
after=[[Bernard D. Rostker]]|
{{s-aft|after=[[Paul Wolfowitz]]}}
years=1997 &ndash; 2000
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[John Hamre]]|
title=[[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense|Deputy Secretary of Defense]]|
after=[[Paul Wolfowitz]]|
years=2000&ndash;2001
}}
{{s-end}}
{{s-end}}

{{USDepSecDef}}
{{USDepSecDef}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:De Leon, Rudy F.}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Leon, Rudy F.}}
[[Category:United States Deputy Secretaries of Defense]]
[[Category:Boeing people]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Center for American Progress people]]
[[Category:People from Pasadena, California]]
[[Category:Clinton administration personnel]]
[[Category:John F. Kennedy School of Government alumni]]
[[Category:Loyola Marymount University alumni]]
[[Category:Loyola Marymount University alumni]]
[[Category:United States congressional aides]]
[[Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni]]
[[Category:Clinton administration personnel]]
[[Category:United States Deputy Secretaries of Defense]]
[[Category:Boeing people]]
[[Category:Center for American Progress people]]

Latest revision as of 22:36, 22 February 2024

Rudy de Leon
27th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
March 31, 2000 – March 1, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W Bush
Preceded byJohn Hamre
Succeeded byPaul Wolfowitz
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
In office
August 5, 1997 – March 31, 2000
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byEdwin Dorn
Succeeded byBernard Rostker
Under Secretary of the Air Force
In office
1994–1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byAnne N. Foreman
Succeeded byF. Whitten Peters
Personal details
Born (1952-08-28) August 28, 1952 (age 71)
Pasadena, California
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnne de Leon
Children2
EducationLoyola Marymount University (BA)

Rupert "Rudy" Frank de Leon Jr. (born August 28, 1952)[1] is an American former senior Department of Defense official, military adviser, lobbyist,[2] and foreign policy adviser.[3] He served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense, described as the "second-highest civilian defense position", from March 31, 2000 until March 16, 2001,[4] and before appointed as Deputy Secretary he had served as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness from 1997 until 2000 and as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1994 to 1997 in the administration of Bill Clinton.[5]

Since 2007, he has served as Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington.[6]

Education[edit]

Born in Pasadena, California, De Leon studied at El Camino College for two years and then transferred to Loyola Marymount University, earning a B.A. degree in history in 1974. He continued his education at the University of Maryland in 1977. De Leon later completed the executive program in national and international security affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1984.[1]

Government career[edit]

De Leon began his career in the federal government in 1975, and held various positions for 25 years until 2001. He had staff positions in the Senate and House of Representatives. From 1985 through 1993, he served on the Committee on Armed Services as a member of the professional staff and director. In 1987–1988, he attended MIT Seminar XXI.[7] In 1986, he participated in the debate and passage of the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act, which made fundamental changes in military organization and operations. He was a top aide to Les Aspin in 1993.[8] He was nominated by then-president Bill Clinton, and confirmed by the Senate, for the positions of undersecretary of the Air Force from 1994 to 1997, and undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness from 1997 to 2000. He worked with civilian Pentagon officials on matters such as ending discrimination within the military,[9] decisions about awarding Medals of Honor to military service personnel,[10] as well as preventing biological terrorism by inoculations against anthrax.[11] As Deputy Defense Secretary, he had authority over matters such as decisions by the Air Force regarding military spy planes.[12] According to a website from the Center for American Progress, he received the Defense Civilian Distinguished Service Award in 1994, 1995, and 2001, and received the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal in 2001, and was recognized by the National League of POW-MIA Families in 1999 and by the National Military Families Association in 2000.

Lobbying[edit]

De Leon worked for the Boeing Company as a senior vice president from 2001 to 2006, managing the Washington office.

Other activities[edit]

De Leon has served as a college lecturer as well as foreign policy expert for the Center for American Progress. He has written numerous articles on matters of foreign policy and military policy.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2001. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780160657146. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  2. ^ "Citizen K Street: How Lobbying Became Washington's Biggest Business -- Cast of Characters: Here are some key figures in the 30-year story of Cassidy & Associates, one of the most powerful lobbying firms in Washington". Washington Post. 2007. Retrieved 2011-02-08. Rudy De Leon, longtime aide to former Rep. Les Aspin (D-Wis.), deputy secretary of defense in the Clinton administration and head of the Washington office of the Boeing Corp., which employed Cassidy & Associates.
  3. ^ Glenn Kessler (2007-12-27). "The Fact Checker: The Truth Behind the Rhetoric". Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-02-08. Other foreign policy "advisers" -- Clinton Advisers -- Rudy De Leon, Deputy defense secretary
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2017-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Deputy at Defense Is Leaving Office". The New York Times. January 11, 2000. Retrieved 2011-02-08. Pentagon officials said Mr. Clinton was expected to nominate Rudy De Leon, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, to take over the second-highest civilian defense position for what remains of the president's term. Like Dr. Hamre, Mr. De Leon arrived at the Pentagon in 1993 in Mr. Aspin's short tenure and stayed on.
  6. ^ Rudy de Leon-Center for American Progress
  7. ^ Art, Robert (September 1, 2015). "From the Director: September, 2015". MIT Seminar XXI. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Find Alumni". MIT Seminar XXI. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  8. ^ ERIC SCHMITT (July 14, 1993). "Aspin Reported To Have Settled On Gay Policy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-08. Mr. Sheridan said he and Ms. Feld blum, the group's legal director, met with Rudy de Leon, a top aide to Mr. Aspin who has been brokering the delicate negotiations, and Jamie Gorelick, the Pentagon's general counsel.
  9. ^ ERIC SCHMITT (April 16, 1993). "Pentagon Speeds Plan to Lift Gay Ban". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-08. Under the direction of a senior aide to Mr. Aspin, Rudy de Leon, top civilian Pentagon officials are seeking to write an executive order by July 15 that meets President Clinton's goal to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and that is acceptable to Congress and the armed forces. 'Practical Resolution'
  10. ^ "Vietnam Unknown's Medal to Stay With Tomb". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. August 23, 1998. Retrieved 2011-02-08. ST. LOUIS — The Medal of Honor that hung on the Tomb of the Unknowns for 14 years while Air Force Lt. Michael J. Blassie was buried there will not join him at his new burial place. Relatives of the Vietnam War casualty, whose remains were identified and moved this summer to a national cemetery near his home, were told by Undersecretary of Defense Rudy de Leon that their request for the medal had been denied.
  11. ^ ELAINE SCIOLINO (July 13, 2000). "Anthrax Vaccination Program Is Failing, Pentagon Admits". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-08. Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy de Leon called the anthrax threat immediate, real and constant.
  12. ^ PETER PAE (January 7, 2001). "Military Is Sold on Unmanned Spy Plane". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-02-08. Last week, the argument appears to have in part swayed Deputy Defense Secretary Rudy de Leon to scuttle Air Force's request to add $1 billion over the next five years to speed up production of the aircraft. De Leon cited budget constraints but he was also troubled by lack of consensus among some commanders who advocated a cautious approach to the plane's development.

External links[edit]

Government offices
Preceded by Under Secretary of the Air Force
1994–1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
1997–2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
2000–2001 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rudy_de_Leon&oldid=1209643023"