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Tuesday, January 27,
2004
Contact: Paul Takemoto
DOT 05-04
Tel.: (202) 366-4570
Hamre Named to Head Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Transportation
Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the appointment of Dr. John J. Hamre,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Strategic and
International Studies (CSIS), to a two-year term as chairman of the Federal
Aviation Administration’s Research, Engineering and Development Advisory
Committee (REDAC.) Hamre will head the board that serves as the chief advisor
to the FAA on its multi-billion dollar plans and programs to modernize the
national airspace system.
“John is a bold, bright thinker known for tackling and solving tough issues on
an international scale,” said Secretary Mineta. “His counsel will prove
especially invaluable in the Department’s efforts to build a vision of
tomorrow’s airspace system.”
Known for his experience and deep background in a broad range of defense,
congressional and security issues, Hamre has served in several top-level
positions at the Department of Defense, was a professional staff member for the
Senate Armed Services Committee, and was deputy assistant director for national
security and international affairs at the Congressional Budget Office before
moving to CSIS, an internationally recognized think tank on security, government
and international issues in January 2000. Hamre also served as a member of the
Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry. Hamre’s appointment
comes at a time as the Department of Transportation leads a joint planning
office, under the direction of Secretary Mineta, that brings together the FAA,
NASA, and the Departments of Defense, Commerce and Homeland Security to
transform and modernize the nation’s airspace system over the next two decades.
Hamre will also provide advice on this plan to map the future of aviation and
the national airspace system.
“The FAA’s programs for a safer, more modern airspace system just received a
significant boost with Dr. Hamre’s appointment,” said FAA Administrator Marion
C. Blakey. “Dr. Hamre brings an incomparable mix of corporate, political and
international expertise to our advisory board.”
The REDAC, established in 1989, advises the FAA Administrator on research,
engineering and development issues and coordinates those FAA activities with
industry and other government agencies. The committee touches research in all
aspects of aviation including air traffic, airports, aircraft safety, security,
human factors, the environment and energy.
A maximum of 30 members may serve on the Committee, representing corporations,
universities, associations, consumers and government agencies. All members serve
two-year terms. The FAA's Director of Aviation Research, serves as the executive
director of the committee.
Hamre is considered an expert on defense issues, the congressional authorization
and appropriation process, export control reform and cyber-security.
As Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) from 1993 to 1997, Hamre was the
principal assistant to the Secretary for preparation and execution of defense
budget and management improvement programs. Hamre then served as Deputy
Secretary of Defense from 1997 to 1999.
Hamre received a Ph.D. with distinction from the School of Advanced
International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. with distinction
from Augustana College in South Dakota. He also studied as a Rockefeller Fellow
at the Harvard Divinity School.
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