Kenneth Bacon | |
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs | |
In office September 20, 1994 – January 19, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Kathleen deLaski |
Succeeded by | Victoria Clarke |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Hogate Bacon November 21, 1944 Bronxville, New York, U.S. |
Died | August 15, 2009 Block Island, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 64)
Spouse | Darcy Wheeler |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Amherst College Columbia University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1968–1974 |
Unit | U.S. Army Reserve |
Kenneth Hogate Bacon (November 21, 1944 – August 15, 2009) was an American journalist who served as a spokesman for the Department of Defense during the Presidency of Bill Clinton, and later as president of Refugees International, an organization advocating for displaced persons and solutions for displacement crises.