Doug Fears
Douglas Margrave Fears[1] is a United States Coast Guard rear admiral currently serving as Director of Joint Interagency Task Force South. He previously served as Assistant Commandant for Response Policy.[2] Fears was the Homeland Security Advisor to President Donald Trump until July 12, 2019.[3]
Doug Fears | |
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8th United States Homeland Security Advisor | |
In office June 1, 2018 – July 12, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Tom Bossert |
Succeeded by | Peter Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Douglas Margrave Fears Maryland, U.S. |
Education | United States Coast Guard Academy (BA) Naval War College (MA) Harvard University (MPA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Coast Guard |
Years of service | 1982–present |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | USCGC Hamilton USCGC Diligence |
Early life and education
Fears was born in Maryland[4] and enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1982, receiving an appointment to the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1985. He was commissioned as an ensign in 1989[5] after earning a Bachelor of Science in government from the Coast Guard Academy. He later received a master of arts in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and a master of public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[6]
Career
Fears has been the captain of three vessels, including the USCGC Diligence[4] and the USCGC Hamilton, a National Security cutter,[7] and has served on five others. He has also been in charge of the Coast Guard's Office of Law Enforcement, has been a program reviewer in the Coast Guard headquarters, has been a liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives, and has served as chief of staff to the commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command.[8] He currently holds the rank of rear admiral (lower half) in the Coast Guard.[8]
Additionally, Fears was a Coast Guard Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies from 2009 to 2010 and a fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI on Foreign Politics, International Relations, and the National Interest.[8]
In addition to his Coast Guard career, Fears has served in the administration of President Donald Trump as a special assistant to the President, as director for Central America and the Caribbean on the National Security Council staff,[8] as senior director for resilience policy for the National Security Council, and as Homeland Security Advisor.[9]
References
- Sutton, Stephen L. (8 October 2006). "Obituaries, Oct. 8, 2006". The Star Democrat. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- "Rear Admiral Douglas M. Fears". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Trump Homeland Security Adviser to Leave Soon, Sources Say
- Butcher, Brittany (11 September 2007). "'Diligence' leader born to life at sea". Wilmington Star News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "PN71 — Coast Guard". U.S. Congress. 8 February 1989. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- "Breaking: Bolton Taps USCG Doug Fears for Acting Homeland Security Advisor". Security Debrief. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- "Coast Guard Christens 4th National Security Cutter". Military.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- "Congratulations to Three Former CSIS Coast Guard Fellows". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- Geller, Eric (1 June 2018). "Trump names Coast Guard official as new homeland security adviser". Politico. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
External links
Media related to Douglas M. Fears at Wikimedia Commons
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Preceded by Tom Bossert |
United States Homeland Security Advisor 2018–2019 |
Succeeded by Peter Brown |