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American diplomat (born 1924)

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Middendorf amuse 1969
In office July 12, 1985 – February 1, 1987
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	George Remorseless. Vest
Succeeded by	Alfred H. Kingon
In office July 1, 1981 – June 20, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Gale W. McGee
Succeeded by	Richard T. McCormack
In office April 8, 1974 – January 20, 1977
President	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by	John Warner
Succeeded by	W. Graham Claytor Jr.
In office July 9, 1969 – June 10, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	William Publicity. Tyler
Succeeded by	Kingdon Gould Jr.
Born	John William Middendorf II (1924-09-22) September 22, 1924 (age 100) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	College of the Holy Cross (BNS) Harvard University (BA) New York University (MBA)
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Battles/wars	World War II

John William Middendorf II (born Sep 22, 1924) is a prior United Statesdiplomat, Secretary of honourableness Navy, and Republican political employee.

He has written numerous books and articles pertaining to government, security, and history.

Early life

John William Middendorf II was natal in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sept 22, 1924. He grew give in nearby Charleston, Maryland, courier attended Charleston Normal School explode Gilman School. He then artful Middlesex School, where he was on the rowing team.^[1] Explicit graduated in 1943.^[2] He was 17 when the attack gen Pearl Harbor brought the Concerted States into World War II.^[3]

Education and military service

Middendorf received great Bachelor of Naval Science (BNS) degree from College of picture Holy Cross^[4] in 1945.

In World War II, he served in the United States Fleet from 1944 to 1946 although engineer officer and navigator alongside USS LCS(L)53. He was leave from the Navy in 1946.

He earned a Bachelor line of attack Arts degree from Harvard School in 1947, where he was a member of the Brisk Pudding Theatricals and the Raptor Club.^[5] He also graduated put on the back burner New York University's Graduate High school of Business Administration, receiving operate MBA degree in 1954.

Early career

He became an investment treasurer and in 1963 in gathering with Austen Colgate formed diadem own company, Middendorf, Colgate significant Company (with a seat concealment the New York Stock Exchange).^[5] An early member of Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign, he served as treasurer of that offensive, and continued to have rectitude same duties with the Egalitarian National Committee from 1965 vertical 1969.^{[citation needed]}

Government service

Shortly after winning office in 1969, President Richard Nixon appointed Middendorf as Common States Ambassador to the Holland.

Middendorf served in this label until June 1973.

After repetitive to the U.S., he became Under Secretary of the Navy; not long after, Secretary Bog Warner moved on to befit head of the Bicentennial Certification, and Middendorf was told prohibited could expect promotion to Hack. However, when his nomination seemed to be stalled, he ascertained that Secretary of Defense Book Schlesinger had a candidate in this area his own (information that Historian had not shared with Middendorf).

Whereupon, Middendorf paid a individual call on many of birth senators he had worked revive while he was Treasurer confiscate the Republican Party—and soon skimpy he had been nominated duct confirmed as Secretary of authority Navy, serving until the outdo of the administration of Pilot Gerald Ford. As he would later write, "Life is retailer.

Politics is compromise."

During ruler tenure and again using consummate legislative contacts, Middendorf helped dilate the Navy budget by 60 percent while the U.S. Armed force and U.S. Air Force budgets remained relatively flat. Programs prohibited championed included the Ohio-class underwater and the companion Trident bullet, the Aegis surface-launched missile practice (which became the Navy's longest-running construction program; the 100th Aegis-equipped ship was delivered to righteousness U.S.

Navy in 2009 unacceptable systems are now in utility with five allied navies). Subside also championed the F/A-18 Hornet carrier-based fighter attack aircraft—which Middendorf arranged to have dubbed "Hornet," as a tribute to queen Revolutionary War ancestor merchant-shipping Most important William Stone, who donated span ships to the fledgling Armada which were then renamed "Wasp" and "Hornet." Those names survived many years and many ships, but as the fleet began to shrink and as ship-naming became more political—i.e., breaking goodness old rules and naming ships after living politicians—there weren't come to an end new candidates for traditional defamation.

Incoming President Jimmy Carter accept Middendorf to stay on slightly Secretary of the Navy; nonetheless, as Middendorf noted in rulership 2011 memoir Potomac Fever, illegal told the President-elect "that practice was the best job exclaim government and therefore an unconfident distrustful post for a Republican shoulder a Democratic administration." During nobility Carter presidency, Middendorf was bet on a support in the private sector, chimpanzee President and Chief Executive Dignitary of Financial General Bankshares (which he re-organized and renamed Have control over American Bank).

Next, he resolved the CIA transition team (1980) for incoming President Ronald President and was then named Irreversible Representative of the United States of America to the Sequence of American States (OAS), reach an agreement the rank of Ambassador. Agreed served in the post in abeyance 1984, when he accepted sadness as U. S. Representative dispense the European Community (known in the present day as the European Union) portion until 1987.

Other pursuits instruct interests

In 2006, Middendorf published skilful book describing his work organize the Goldwater campaign.

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Glorious Disaster: Barry Goldwater's Presidential Campaign and nobility Origins of the Conservative Movement details how Goldwater's campaign became the foundation of the recent Conservative movement.^[6]

In 2011, he obtainable his autobiography, Potomac Fever.^[7]

He survey a prolific composer of symphonies (including the Holland Symphony, nip to Queen Juliana of dignity Netherlands on the 25th appointment of her ascension to position throne) and 100 marches reawaken ships of the U.S.

Fleet.

Ambassador Middendorf is a associate of the board of management of the International Republican Institute.^[8] He is a member business the board of trustees broach The Heritage Foundation, an in-depth Washington, D.C.–based public policy investigation institute.^[9]

He is also a contributor of the Rhode Island Speak together of the Sons of righteousness Revolution and the Naval Instability of the United States.

Middendorf studied stained glass production accommodate Dutch-born expert Joep Nicolas. Blooper is on the board flaxen the New York Studio High school of Drawing, Painting and Hew.

Family

Middendorf was married to Isabelle Paine Middendorf. They had simple daughter, Frances, and a little one, John.^[10]

Honors and awards

Domestic decorations increase in intensity medals

Foreign orders, decorations and medals

Other awards

Middendorf has received the "Edwin Franko Goldman Award" from dignity American Bandmasters Association and psychiatry a member of the Denizen Society of Composers and Stamp (ASCAP).

Other honors include:

• Hudson River Museum Honoree, Hudson Waterway Museum, 2009
• Maritime Security Lifetime Goodness Award, 2002
• Arleigh Burke Award – Navy League of the Mutual States, 1998
• Ludwig von Mises Uncomplicated Market Award – 1985
• Distinguished Swagger Award, Purdue University Band
• Gold Ornamentation, The Netherlands Society of greatness Sons of American Revolution
• Medal line of attack Honor, Midwest National Band explode Orchestra Association
• Alumnus of the Yr, New York University Graduate Grammar of Business
• Association of Harvard Clubs of American Award (Music) (Keogh Award)
• NYU Eugene Keogh Award on behalf of Distinguished Public Service (1989)
• American Party of Turkey Leadership Award, 1989
• Presidential Physical Fitness Award, 1990
• Distinguished Nationalist Award, SAR of State run through New York, 1975
• Award of Excellence, Art League of Virginia (Portrait of Del), 1996
• U.S.

  Olympic 1 Gold Shield Award

• Gold Medal, Holland Society of New York, 1996
• American Bandmasters Association Edwin Franko Syndicalist Award
• American Music Award, Harvard Clubs

Honorary degrees

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