Brent Scowcroft | |
|---|---|
 Scowcroft in 1973 | |
| Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board | |
| In office October 5, 2001 – February 25, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Warren Rudman |
| Succeeded by | Jim Langdon |
| Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – May 26, 1994 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | James R. Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Anthony S. Harrington |
| 8th and 16th United States National Security Advisor | |
| In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Deputy | Bob Gates Jonathan Howe |
| Preceded by | Colin Powell |
| Succeeded by | Tony Lake |
| In office November 3, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Deputy | William G. Hyland |
| Preceded by | Henry Kissinger |
| Succeeded by | Zbigniew Brzezinski |
| 7th Deputy National Security Advisor | |
| In office January 4, 1973 – November 3, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Alexander Haig |
| Succeeded by | William G. Hyland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1925 Ogden, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 2020 (aged 95) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Marion Horner
(m. 1951; died 1995) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1947–1975 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
Brent Scowcroft (/ˈskoʊkrɒft/; March 19, 1925 – August 6, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer who was a two-time United States National Security Advisor, first under U.S. President Gerald Ford and then under George H. W. Bush. He served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in the Nixon and Ford administrations. He served as Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, and advised President Barack Obama on choosing his national security team.