Brent Scowcroft

Brent Scowcroft
Scowcroft in 1973
Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
In office
October 5, 2001 – February 25, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byWarren Rudman
Succeeded byJim Langdon
Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board
In office
January 20, 1993 – May 26, 1994
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJames R. Thompson
Succeeded byAnthony S. Harrington
8th and 16th United States National Security Advisor
In office
January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
DeputyBob Gates
Jonathan Howe
Preceded byColin Powell
Succeeded byTony Lake
In office
November 3, 1975 – January 20, 1977
PresidentGerald Ford
DeputyWilliam G. Hyland
Preceded byHenry Kissinger
Succeeded byZbigniew Brzezinski
7th Deputy National Security Advisor
In office
January 4, 1973 – November 3, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byAlexander Haig
Succeeded byWilliam G. Hyland
Personal details
Born(1925-03-19)March 19, 1925
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
DiedAugust 6, 2020(2020-08-06) (aged 95)
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Marion Horner
(m. 1951; died 1995)
Children1 daughter
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1947–1975
Rank Lieutenant general

Brent Scowcroft (/ˈskkrɒft/; 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.