Background
Woolsey, R. James was born on September 21, 1941 in Tulsa. Son of Robert James and Clyde Woolsey.
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Woolsey, R. James was born on September 21, 1941 in Tulsa. Son of Robert James and Clyde Woolsey.
Bachelor of Arts with great distinction, Stanford University, 1963; Master of Arts (Rhodes scholar), Oxford (England) University, 1965; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1968.
Worked at Shea & Gardner (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1969, California. 1970, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Rhodes Scholar. Managing Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1967-1968. Adviser on United States.
Delegation to United States./Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, 1969-1970. General Counsel, United States.
Senate Committee on Armed Services, 1970-1973.
Under Secretary of the Navy, 1977-1979. Delegate at Large, United States.-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Nuclear and Space Arms Talks, 1983-1986. Ambassador and United States.
Representative to Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (Federal Electricity Commission ), 1989-1991.
Director of Central Intelligence, 1993-1995. Member: President"s Commission on Strategic Forces (Scowcroft Commission), 1983.
President"s Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management (Packard Commission), 1985-1986. President"s Commission on Federal Ethics Law Reform (Wilkey Commission), 1989.
Regent, The Smithsonian Institution, 1989-1993.
Trustee: Stanford University, 1972-1974. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Shea & Gardner was founded in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1947 by two former high-ranking government lawyers.
The firm, which now has 38 partners, is engaged in general civil and criminal litigation in the federal and state courts across the United States, rulemaking and adjudicative proceedings before administrative agencies, domestic and international corporate advice and transactions, legal counseling, commercial and labor negotiations, arbitration and mediation, and legislative representation.
The firm is nationally known for the quality of its lawyers, its responsive and efficient approach to the needs of its clients, and the results it achieves for clients with difficult problems.
Member President's Commission on Strategic Forces, 1983-1984, Federal Ethics Law Reform, 1989. Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management, 1985-1986. Delegate-at-large Soviet Arms Talks, Geneva, 1983-1986.
Member Rumsfeld Commission to Assess Ballistic Missile Threat, 1998. Member National Commission on Terrorism 1999-2000. Trustee Stanford University, 1972-1974, Regent Smithsonian Instution, 1989-1993.
Board chairman Freedom House. Advisory board chairman Clean Fuels Foundation, New Uses Council. Vice-chairman advisory board Global Options LLC.
Trustee Center for Strategic & International Studies. Past member board governor Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Director Information Systems Laboratory, Linsang Partners, Fibersense Technology Corporation, Invicta Networks, DIANA LLC, Agorics Inc.
Member board advisory BioDefense Corporation. Past board director Martin Marietta, British Aerospace, Fairchild Industries, Titan Corporation, DynCorp International, USF&G, Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., Yurie Systems, Inc. Served with United States Army, 1968-1970.
Member Council Foreign Relations, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Suzanne Haley, August 15, 1965. Children— Robert Nathaniel, Daniel James, Benjamin Haley.