Background
Slocombe, Walter Becker was born on September 23, 1941 in Albuquerque.
Slocombe, Walter Becker was born on September 23, 1941 in Albuquerque.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1963; postgraduate, Balliol College, University of Oxford, 1963-1965; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1968.
Law clerk to Justice Abe Fortas, United States Supreme Court, Washington, 1968-1969. Member staff National Security Council, 1969-1970. Research associate International Institute Strategic Studies, London, 1970-1971.
Associate Caplin & Drysdale, Washington, 1971—1974, member, 1974-1976, 81-93, 2001—2003, 2003—2004. Principal deputy assistant secretary for international security affairs United States Dept Defense, 1977—1979, deputy under-secretary for policy planning, 1979-1981, principal deputy under-secretary for policy, 1993-1994, under-secretary for policy, 1994—2001. Senior advisor for national defense Coalition Provisional Authority, Baghdad, Iraq, 2003.
Director United States Department Defense Task Force on Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II), 1977—1981. Member Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2004.
Member Atlantic Council United States, American Civil Liberties Union, Council Foreign Relations, International Institute Strategic Studies.
Married Ellen Seidman. Children: Sarah Cody, Merrin Hayes, Benjamin William.