CROWE, William J., Jr.

CROWE, William J., Jr. American, b. 1925. Genres: Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: U.S. Navy, 1946-89: commissioned ensign, 1946, lieutenant junior grade, 1949, lieutenant, 1952, lieutenant commander, 1958, commander, 1962, captain, 1972, rear admiral (two star), 1974, vice admiral (three star), 1977, admiral (four star), 1980; retired as admiral, 1989. Assistant to the naval aide to the president, 1954-55; head of East Asia and Pacific Branch of Politico-Military Policy Division, Washington, DC, 1967-70; director of Office of Micronesian Status Negotiations (MSN) and deputy to President's Personal Representative for MSN, Washington, DC, both 1971-73; deputy director of Strategic Policy Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC, 1973-74; director of East Asia and Pacific Region, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC, 1974-76; commander of Middle East Force, Bahrain, 1976-77; deputy chief of Naval Operations Plans and Policy and senior Navy member, United Nations Military Staff Committee, Washington, DC, 1977-80; commander in chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe, 1980-83; commander in chief, United States Pacific Command, 1983-85; chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC, 1985-89. University of Oklahoma, Norman, professor of geopolitics, 1990-94; Center for Strategic and International Studies, counselor, 1990-94; chair of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, 1993-94, U.S. Ambassador to U.K., 1994-97. Publications: (with D. Chanoff) The Line of Fire, 1993; (with M. Bundy and S. Drell) Reducing Nuclear Danger: The Road Away from the Brink. Address: 1406 Coventry Ln, Alexandria, VA 22304, U.S.A.