Kenneth Bacon

Kenneth Bacon
Kenneth Bacon, 1998
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
In office
September 20, 1994 – January 19, 2001
Preceded byKathleen deLaski
Succeeded byVictoria Clarke
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Hogate Bacon

(1944-11-21)November 21, 1944
Bronxville, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 15, 2009(2009-08-15) (aged 64)
Block Island, Rhode Island, U.S.
SpouseDarcy Wheeler
Children2
Alma materAmherst College
Columbia University
OccupationJournalist
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1968–1974
UnitU.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.