Born in 1946 in St. Louis, MO . . . grew up in McMinnville, TN . . . BA in Political Science, The Citadel ('68) . . . MA in Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia ('70) . . . US Army Reserves (Infantry)1968-76 . . . worked 36 years for Federal Government . . . retired in 2008 . . . live with wife Suzanne in Arlington, Virginia, USA.