Background
Smith, Dianne Louise was born on January 17, 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Fay William Smith and Clara Louise Smith Weiland.
Smith, Dianne Louise was born on January 17, 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Fay William Smith and Clara Louise Smith Weiland.
Bachelor in History, University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1970. Master of Arts in History, University California, Davis, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University California, Davis, 1989.
Diploma, United States Army War College, 1995.
Special agent, United States Army Counterintelligence Special Operations Detachment, Munich, 1977-1979; assistant professor Russian history, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1979-1982; chief counterintelligence, Combined Field Army, Uijongbu, Korea, 1983-1984; chief strategic studies bureau, Allied Forces Center Europe, Netherlands, 1986-1990; chief soviet/strategic studies bureau, Defense Intelligence & Security School, Ashford, Kent., England, 1990-1992; team chief, Control Asia, Defence Intelligence Agency, Washington District of Columbia, 1992-1995; strategic research analyst, Strategic Studies Institute, USAWC, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1995-1997; director strategic intelligence, Strategic Studies Institute, USAWC, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1997-1998; with assessments branch, Russia Allied Forces Center Europe, The Netherlands, since 1998.
Member Friends of Battlefield Parks at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, since 1994. Member American History Association, American Association Advancement Slavic Studies, Western Front Association, Fortress Study Group, Women in International Security, Society for Military History.