In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed Murray as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs). During this period, he participated in Carter's negotiation of the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.
President Carter nominated Murray as Under Secretary of the Navy on January 17, 1980. He was sworn in on February 7, 1980, and served as Under Secretary until September 29, 1981.
robert, murray, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, march, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, uni. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert J Murray was United States Under Secretary of the Navy in 1980 81 Robert J MurrayUnited States Under Secretary of the NavyIn office February 7 1980 September 29 1981PresidentJimmy CarterPreceded byR James Woolsey Jr Succeeded byJames F GoodrichPersonal detailsEducationSuffolk University BS Harvard University MPA He was born in Marlborough Massachusetts He was educated at Suffolk University receiving a B S in 1961 He then attended Harvard University receiving an M P A in 1966 Upon graduation Murray joined the United States Foreign Service and was posted as a political attache at the Embassy of the United States in London from 1966 to 1972 In 1973 he was appointed Assistant to the United States Secretary of Defense and the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense serving under Elliot Richardson and later James R Schlesinger In 1975 President of the United States Richard Nixon appointed Murray as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Manpower and Reserve Affairs a post he held until 1976 During his time at the United States Department of Defense Murray worked on implementing a new NATO strategy transitioning the United States Armed Forces following the ending of the Vietnam War and the transition of the United States Armed Forces to a volunteer military In 1978 President Jimmy Carter appointed Murray as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense International Security Affairs During this period he participated in Carter s negotiation of the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt President Carter nominated Murray as Under Secretary of the Navy on January 17 1980 He was sworn in on February 7 1980 and served as Under Secretary until September 29 1981 Following his stint as Under Secretary Murray moved from public service to academia He first joined the Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island in 1981 as Dean of the newly established and Center for Naval Warfare Studies and first director of the Strategic Studies Group 1 In 1983 he became a member of the faculty of the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University as director of the School s national security program Murray retired from teaching in 1990 In 1996 Murray was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration 2 After his retirement from teaching Murray served as president and chief executive officer of CNA References edit Hattendorf et al 1984 Sailors and Scholars the Centennial History of the Naval War College Newport RI Naval War College Press Incorporated Prime National Academy of Public Administration National Academy of Public Administration Retrieved 2023 04 17 Archive of press release naming Murray Under Secretary of the Navy Profile of Murray on CNA website Government officesPreceded byR James Woolsey Jr Under Secretary of the NavyFebruary 7 1980 September 29 1981 Succeeded byJames F Goodrich Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert J Murray amp oldid 1215938948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
