Background
He was born in Idaho and is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently resides in Bountiful, Utah.
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Education
University of Oxford. Columbia University; United States Military Academy.
Career
He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Strategic and International Studies as well as a professor at the United States Military Academy and a Brigadier General in the United States Army. Jordan received his bachelor"s degree from the United States Military Academy (West Point), graduating in the class of 1946. He then was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford where he received both a bachelors and master"s degree.
He received a Doctor of Philosophy in international affairs from Columbia University.
His doctoral dissertation was on foreign aid and South-east Asian defense. Jordan served in the Army in of Korea and also served out of Fort Benning.
Jordan served for over 20 years on the faculty of West Point. At various times Jordan has served as deputy under secretary in both the United States department of defense and the United States department of state.
He is also the lead author of the book American National Security.
He has also written at least one book on issues related to of Korea. Jordan is the father of Judge Kent A. Jordan, David J. Jordan, who for a time was the United States attorney of district of Utah, and Keith L. Jordan, who served as a state legislator in Tennessee.
