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A Short Biography of Donald Henry Rumsfeld

Author Name:

Donald Henry Rumsfeld

Born As:

Donald Henry Rumsfeld

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Born:

9 Jul 1932

Died:

Businessman, Politician

Mother Jeannette Huster
Father George Donald Rumsfeld 
Wife Joyce Rumsfeld, nee Pierson in 1954, three children.

21st United States Secretary of Defense, since January 20, 2001, under President George W. Bush.

Awarded the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom - 1977

Chief Executive Officer, President, and then Chairman of G. D. Searle & Company, a pharmaceutical company - 1977-1985.

Rumsfeld was the most senior conduit for crucial American military intelligence, hardware and strategic advice to Saddam Hussein, then fighting Iran in the Iran–Iraq War.

Rumsfeld led the military planning and execution of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Awards:
The Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ford - 1977
From 1977 to 1985 Rumsfeld served as Chief Executive Officer, President, and then Chairman of G.D. Searle & Co., a worldwide pharmaceutical company. The successful turnaround there earned him awards as the Outstanding Chief Executive Officer in the Pharmaceutical Industry from the Wall Street Transcript - 1980 and Financial World - 1981 .
Royal Order of the Intare by King Kigeli V of Rwanda.
George C. Marshall Medal by the U.S. Army Association - 1984
Woodrow Wilson Medal by Princeton University - 1985
Dwight D. Eisenhower Medal - 1993
Lone Sailor Award by the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - 2002
Statesmanship Award by the U.S. Assoc of Former Members of Congress - 2003
James H. Doolittle Award by the Hudson Institute - 2003
Gerald R. Ford Medal presented by President Ford and the Ford Foundation - 2004
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award by the Boy Scouts of America
Union League of Philadelphia Gold Medal for Citizenship - 2006
Claremont Institute Statesmanship Award - 2007
Rumsfeld has been awarded 11 honorary degrees.