Debra Cagan
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Debra L. Cagan (born March, 1954) has been affiliated with a variety of U.S. foreign policy projects. She also acts as close advisor to United States president George W. Bush.
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[edit] Personal
Cagan has in the past lived in Kensington, Maryland[1].
[edit] Career
[edit] Government positions
- Senior Counselor for Coalition Affairs. [2]
- Political advisor for SACT and USJFCOM. [3]
- Senior Coordinator for Nuclear and Nonproliferation Policy, Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, Department of State, United States, 1996.
- Director of Policy and Regional Affairs within the State Department for Russia and the Newly Independent States, 1998. [4][5]
- Office Director, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, the State Department, 2001.
- Political Advisor to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, 2005.
- Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Coalition and Multinational Operations (to Defence Secretary Robert Gates), 2007. [6]
[edit] Controversies
[edit] Position on Iran
Cagan gained notoriety after the Daily Mail newspaper claimed that during a meeting with visiting British MPs, she stated that "I hate all Iranians." She then purportedly accused Britain of "dismantling" the Anglo-US-led coalition in Iraq by pulling troops out of Basra too soon.[7]
[edit] Advocacy
An advocate of increased westernisation in ex-Soviet states, Cagan met Georgian Defence Minister David Kezerashvili on 18 July 2007 to discuss bilateral cooperation. Cagan was one of the first to establish the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), which has allegedly improved the process of development in Georgia’s professional army. She has also visited and conversed with Albanian[8] and ethnic Macedonian[9] officials, on behalf of the United States.
[edit] External links
- Cagan in the October 2, 2007, United States Department of State Telephone Directory in .pdf format
- Report in the Washington Post, July 27, 2006, on home sales, including Cagan's purchase of a Washington, D.C., residence for $1.16 million
- Debra L Cagan's participation in Project Vinca as recorded in 'Lessons for Securing Civil Nuclear Material Stockpiles'
[edit] References
- ^ "Montgomery Home Sales," The Washington Post, July 29, 2004, citing the sale of Cagan's residence at 10817 Melvin Grove Court for $399,900.00
- ^ New Page 2
- ^ News from USJFCOM: Rice visits USJFCOM
- ^ TRANSCRIPT: NSC, DOD, STATE BRIEFING, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1998
- ^ White House Press Briefings
- ^ Georgia Today on the Web
- ^ I hate all Iranians, US aide tells MPs | the Daily Mail
- ^ Fillimi
- ^ Macedonian Information Agency
