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Michèle Flournoy

1960 - Today

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Michèle Angélique Flournoy (; born December 14, 1960) is an American defense policy advisor who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy under President Bill Clinton and under secretary of defense for policy under President Barack Obama. As under secretary of defense for policy, Flournoy was the highest-ranking woman in the history of the Department of Defense. In that position, Flournoy crafted the Obama administration's counter-insurgency policy in Afghanistan and helped persuade President Obama to intervene militarily in Libya. In 2007, Flournoy co-founded the Center for a New American Security. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michèle Flournoy is the 19,214th most popular politician (down from 18,894th in 2019), the 18,146th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,737th in 2019) and the 1,453rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michèle Flournoy ranks 19,214 out of 19,576Before her are Akiyo Noguchi, Mike Turner, Yuki Yokosawa, Matt Bevin, Andrew Scheer, and Yani Tseng. After her are David Cicilline, Todd Young, Chantal Achterberg, Andrew R. Wheeler, Branislav Mitrović, and Tate Reeves.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Michèle Flournoy ranks 835Before her are Grayson Perry, Sean B. Carroll, Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Wendee Lee, Mike Turner, and Ashley Crow. After her are Heather Wilson, Lynn Jennings, Tim Winton, Parveena Ahanger, Floyd Cardoz, and Doug LaMalfa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michèle Flournoy ranks 18,154 out of 20,380Before her are Alejandro Bedoya (1987), Tony Stewart (1971), Mark Teixeira (1980), Matthew Koma (1987), Reeve Carney (1983), and Jason Kapono (1981). After her are Michael Cassidy (1983), Gbenga Akinnagbe (1978), Sheila Vand (1985), Kristin Herrera (1989), David Cicilline (1961), and Jules LeBlanc (2004).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Michèle Flournoy ranks 1,453Before her are Madison Hubbell (1991), Frank Pallone (1951), Gordon H. Smith (1952), Jim McGreevey (1957), Mike Turner (1960), and Matt Bevin (1967). After her are David Cicilline (1961), Todd Young (1972), Andrew R. Wheeler (1964), Tate Reeves (1974), George LeMieux (1969), and Heather Wilson (1960).