Frank Gaffney’s note on Fred Fleitz and DNI
You may have seen recent press reports that President Trump is considering nominating the Center’s President and CEO Fred Fleitz to be the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The occupant of this Cabinet-level post serves as the President’s principal intelligence adviser and coordinates the work of America’s intelligence agencies.
While the White House has yet to confirm these reports, I want you to know that we believe Fred would be an excellent choice for this important post. We also regard his possible candidacy as evidence of the high regard with which the Center for Security Policy is held by President Trump and his key subordinates.
Whether this appointment eventuates or not, we look forward to continuing to work closely with the Trump administration in furthering its national security strategy and agenda rooted explicitly in the tried-and-true philosophy of “peace through strength.” We are extremely proud of the fact that the President has embraced over thirty of the policy recommendations the Center for Security Policy has recommended over the past 31 years of promoting that philosophy. And we are profoundly grateful to all those whose support over the year has made such work possible.
You have probably seen positive and negative articles on the possibility of Fred Fleitz being nominated to be the DNI. You can be sure that many more will follow if the President announces his intention to nominate him to this post. In the meantime, I hope you will take a look at this insightful piece by Debra Hein published in American Greatness on July 12 concerning the prospect of Fred being entrusted with the role of the top official in the U.S. intelligence community: Trump May Replace DNI Dan Coats With National Security Expert Fred Fleitz — Who Wants to ‘Sharply Scale Back’ ODNI.
Watch this space for further updates and developments.
Mr. Gaffney is the host of Secure Freedom Radio, a nationally-syndicated radio program heard weeknights throughout the country. He is an associate author of highly acclaimed Shariah: The Threat to America and the publisher of over a dozen other books and monographs from the Center for Security Policy Press.
In April 1987, Mr. Gaffney was nominated by President Reagan to become the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, the senior position in the Defense Department with responsibility for policies involving U.S.-USSR relations, nuclear forces, arms control, missile defense policy and U.S.-European defense ties. He acted in that capacity for seven months during which time, he was the Chairman of the prestigious High Level Group, NATO’s senior politico-military committee. He also represented the Secretary of Defense in key U.S.-Soviet negotiations and ministerial meetings.
From August 1983 until November 1987, Mr. Gaffney was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy under Assistant Secretary Richard Perle.
From February 1981 to August 1983, Mr. Gaffney was a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by the late Senator John Tower (R-Texas). And, in the latter 1970’s, Mr. Gaffney served as an aide to the late Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (D-Washington) in the areas of defense and foreign policy.
Mr. Gaffney holds a Master of Arts degree in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Mr. Gaffney’s leadership has been recognized by numerous organizations including: the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award (1987), the U.S. Business and Industry Council’s Defender of the National Interest Award (1994), the Navy League of the United States’ Alfred Thayer Mahan Literary Achievement Award (1999), and the Zionist Organization of America’s “Louis Brandeis Award” (2003), the Western Conservative Summit’s Stephen H. Long Award (2015), the Council for National Policy’s George Washington Military Leadership Award (2016) and the IMPACT Award from Ginni Thomas and United in Purpose (2017).
Mr. Gaffney was born in 1953 and resides in the Washington, D.C. area.
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