The Honorable Walter B. Slocombe

Walter Slocombe is an attorney in Caplin & Drysdale’s Washington, D.C. office.  Mr. Slocombe’s time at the firm has been interrupted by service in the United States Department of Defense, most recently as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from 1994 to 2001 and in 2003, as Senior Advisor for National Defense in the Coalition Provisional Authority for Iraq.

In 2004, President Bush appointed him to the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Mr. Slocombe was awarded the Department of Defense’s Distinguished Public Service Medal (1981, 1995, 1997, 2001) and the Joseph Kruzel Award for Distinguished Service in the Pursuit of Peace (2000), and has been named an Honorary Submariner by the Fleet Submarine Force. His international service has been recognized by awards from the Polish, German, and Korean governments. Mr. Slocombe has published numerous articles and monographs on tax law issues and on defense policy and organization.

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