18 Facts About Douglas Lute

Douglas Edward Lute was born on November 3,1952 and is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and public servant who served as the United States permanent representative to NATO from 2013 to 2017.

Douglas Lute was nominated for the post by President Obama on May 23,2013, confirmed by the Senate on August 1,2013, via voice vote, and assumed his position on September 3,2013.

On May 15,2007, Lute was appointed by George W Bush to serve as assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan.

Douglas Lute was asked to stay on by new President Barack Obama as Obama's special assistant and senior coordinator for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Douglas Lute is married to Jane Holl Lute, who was the deputy secretary of homeland security from 2009 to 2013.

Douglas Lute was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on November 3,1952.

Douglas Lute graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975.

Douglas Lute earned a MPA degree from Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University in 1983 and taught in the Department of Social Science at West Point.

Douglas Lute then served on the Joint Staff in the J-5 Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy, and held a War College Fellowship at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.

Douglas Lute served next as the executive assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for fourteen months before joining the 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany, as the assistant division commander.

Douglas Lute commanded Multinational Brigade East in Kosovo for six months in 2002 before being assigned to United States European Command in January 2003 as the deputy director of operations.

In June 2004, Douglas Lute began more than two years as director of operations at United States Central Command, during which he oversaw combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as other operations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Horn of Africa.

Douglas Lute was appointed to the rank of major general in 2004, and to the rank of lieutenant general in 2006.

Douglas Lute assumed the duties of director of operations of the Pentagon's Joint Staff in September 2006.

On June 28,2007, the Senate confirmed Douglas Lute to serve as the deputy national security advisor.

Douglas Lute remained in the position after his retirement from active duty in 2010.

On 10 August 2007, Douglas Lute stated that the United States should "consider" reinstating the military draft to relieve the "stressed" volunteer service from multiple tours of duty.

In January 2021, Douglas Lute joined BGR Group to chair its international and defense practices.