Barry McCaffrey Biography

Barry McCaffrey, Soldier

Born as	Barry Richard McCaffrey
Occup.	Soldier
From	USA
Spouse	Jill Ann Faulkner
Born	November 17, 1942 Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Age	81 years

Early Life and Education
Barry Richard McCaffrey was born in 1942 in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. He was raised in a household with deep roots in the military, as his father, Lieutenant General (LTG) William McCaffrey, was an Army officer who battled in World War II and the Korean War. With this strong influence, Barry intended to continue the family's devotion to the armed force.

McCaffrey attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, finishing with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1964. He later made his Master's degree in American Government from American University in Washington D.C. in 1970, where he concentrated on public administration and diplomacy. In 1973, McCaffrey enhanced his education by finishing from the National Security Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Military Career
Upon finishing from West Point, McCaffrey was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. Throughout his military profession, he served in various capabilities, consisting of multiple battle trips in Vietnam as a Company commander, and a battalion executive officer. He likewise acted as a Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

In 1988, McCaffrey was promoted to Brigadier General and designated as the Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy for the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. In this function, he worked on a large range of tactical problems, consisting of European defense and NATO affairs.

In 1992, President George H.W. Bush picked McCaffrey to be promoted to Lieutenant General and to serve as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the United States Southern Command, headquartered in Panama. In this capability, he was accountable for military operations throughout Central and South America, in addition to handling the command's counter-narcotics efforts.

In 1994, McCaffrey was promoted to the rank of General and appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Southern Command. At the helm of this command, he had the duty of managing all military activities in the region and played a significant role in the United States' drug interdiction efforts.

Retirement from the Military and Director of ONDCP
After 32 years of service in the United States Army, General McCaffrey retired from active service in 1996. President Bill Clinton designated him as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), also known as the "Drug Czar", a position he held until 2001. In this function, McCaffrey worked to develop an extensive nationwide drug policy focused on lowering illicit substance abuse, manufacturing, and trafficking.

Throughout his period as the ONDCP Director, McCaffrey carried out a variety of ingenious strategies and efforts, such as the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, which supplied grants to community-based unions focused on decreasing substance abuse amongst youths.

Post-ONDCP Career and Activism
After leaving the ONDCP in 2001, McCaffrey founded his own consulting company, BR McCaffrey Associates, which supplies strategic advice and counsel to clients from numerous sectors, consisting of defense, nationwide security, and drug policy. He likewise serves as a nationwide security and terrorism expert for NBC News.

Throughout his extensive profession, McCaffrey has actually been a supporter for veterans, drug policy reform, and nationwide security problems. He is actively participated in various charitable and non-profit organizations, such as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the National Guard Youth Foundation, and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Personal Life
Barry McCaffrey is married to Jill Ann, and they have 3 kids: Bill, Tara, and Sean. His children have continued the family's military custom, with his son Bill serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, and Sean having actually served as a Captain in the United States Army.

Our collection contains 8 quotes who is written / told by Barry.

Related authors: John F. Kennedy (President), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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8 Famous quotes by Barry McCaffrey

"What happened? The Country got sick of it and said, Enough is enough. And all over the Country we saw springing up community organizations determined to do something about this terrible menace of drugs"

"The United States and Mexico are trapped - economically, culturally, politically and because of drug crime - in the same continent"

"If you want to fight a war on drugs, sit down at your own kitchen table and talk to your own children"

"Colombia is in a risky position. They've got a peace process that's going nowhere, and a drug production problem that's skyrocketing"

"So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors"

"We have 1.8 million Americans behind bars today at Local, State and Federal level. In the federal system, which has doubled in the last ten years, over 110,000 people behind bars in the Federal system, probably two-thirds are there for drug related reason"

"Thank God we're going to try to continue and effectively defend our frontiers with the Border Patrol, with the Customs Department, with the Coast Guard, with the Armed Forces"

"I'm a professor of national security studies, and I know a lot more about fighting than Rumsfeld does"