Background
Lajoie, Roland was born on August 11, 1936 in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Ernest Joseph and Alice (Bechard) Lajoie.
Lajoie, Roland was born on August 11, 1936 in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Ernest Joseph and Alice (Bechard) Lajoie.
Bachelor in Government, University New Hampshire, 1958. Master of Arts in History, University Colorado, 1971. Diploma, Army Command & Staff College, 1973.
Diploma, United States Army War College, 1981.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1958; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army, 1991; served as assistant army attache, American Embassy, Moscow, 1973-1976; commandant, United States Army Russian Institute, Garmisch, Federal Republic Germany, 1976-1979; battalion commander, 1st Psychological Operations Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1979-1980; research fellow, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1980-1981; research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980-1981; army attache, American Embassy, Moscow, 1981-1983; chief of mission, United States Military Liaison Mission, Berlin, Potsdam, German Democratic Republic, 1983-1986; defense and army attache, American Embassy, Paris, 1986-1988; director, United States On-Site Inspection Agency, 1988-1991; deputy director international negotiations J5, The Joint Staff, Washington, 1991-1992; associate deputy director for operations/military affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1992-1994; deputy assistant to secretary of defense, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, since 1994.
Member Veterans of Foreign Wars, Retired Officer Association.
Married Joann Theresa Sinibaldi, February 11, 1961. Children: Michelle, Christopher, Renee.