Marcel Lettre Explained

Office:Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Term Start:December 16, 2015
Term End:January 20, 2017
Predecessor:Michael G. Vickers
Successor:Joseph D. Kernan
Office1:Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Term Start1:October 2013
Term End1:May 2015
Birth Name:Marcel John Lettre, II
Birth Date:9 August 1972
Birth Place:Gainesville, Georgia
Alma Mater:
Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government

Marcel Lettre (born August 9, 1972)[1] is a former United States federal government official. He served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence from December 2015 to January 2017. He now works for Lockheed Martin.

Early life

Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Marcel Lettre attended Terry Sanford Senior High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, graduating in 1990. He graduated from with a B.A. degree in political science in 1994. Lettre earned a M.P.P. degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2000.[1] [2]

Career

From the onset of the Obama Administration, Lettre served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. In 2011, he served as a Special Assistant to Secretaries of Defense Chuck Hagel, Leon Panetta, and Bob Gates, serving as Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary Panetta.[3] Later, Lettre was confirmed by the Senate and held the position of Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (PDUSDI) from October 2013 to May 2015.[4]

Lettre was nominated as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence by President Barack Obama on August 5, 2015.[5] [6] He was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2015,[2] and he stepped down in January 2017.[7]

Lettre now works for Lockheed Martin.[8]

Personal life

Lettre is married, and he has two daughters.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 113th Congress . Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees . 2014 . 1339–1341 . U.S. Government Printing Office . Washington, D.C. . May 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: Marcel Lettre. United States Department of Defense. January 5, 2017.
  3. Web site: Marcel Lettre. U.S. Department of Defense. Apr 24, 2024.
  4. Web site: Pentagon Reorganizes Intel Office, Adds Cyber Post. Dec 17, 2013. Defense One. Apr 24, 2024.
  5. Web site: Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate. January 5, 2017. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. August 5, 2015.
  6. Web site: President Nominates Marcel Lettre to be the Next Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. January 5, 2017. August 6, 2015.
  7. Book: Department of Defense Key Officials September 1947–May 2021 . Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) . May 12, 2021 . 43 . Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense . May 29, 2021.
  8. Web site: Beeler . Emily . Marcel Lettre . Aspen Security Forum . September 7, 2019.