Michael B. Donley

Michael B. Donley is the director of administration and management for the U.S. Department of Defense, a position he has held since 2005. Military officials say Donley is likely to be recommended by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as a replacement for Michael Wynne , the current secretary of the U.S. Air Force.¹

Fast Facts

1. Age: 55 years old in 2008
2. Birth place: Novato, California
3. Bachelor's and Master's degree in international relations from University of Southern California
4. Sworn in as Director of Administration and Management on May 9, 2005
5. Serves as principal staff assistant to Secretary Robert Gates
6. U.S. Army between 1972 and 1975
7. Acting U.S. Air Force secretary in 1993 for several months
8. Served as an advisor to the Defense Reform Commission in Bosnia-Herzegovina
9. A senior fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses from 1989 to 1993²

Professional Profile

• 1972 - 1975: Served in the U.S. Army with the XVIIIth Airborne Corps and 5th Special Forces Group
• 1978 - 1979: Editor of the National Security Record for the Heritage Foundation
• 1979 - 1981: An assistant at the U.S. Senate
• 1981 - 1984: Staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee
• 1987 - 1989: Deputy executive secretary for the National Security Council
• 1989 - 1993: The assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force
• 1993 - 1996: Senior fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses

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