Appointment of Stephen John Hadley as an Executive Branch Commissioner-Observer on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

The President today announced his intention to appoint Stephen John Hadley as an Executive Branch Commissioner-Observer on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. He would succeed Ronald F. Lehman II.

Since 1989 Mr. Hadley has served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy at the Department of Defense in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he was a partner with the law firm of Shea and Gardner in Washington, DC, 1981 - 1989, and an associate, 1977 - 1981. From 1974 to 1977, he was a staff member in the Office of Program Analysis for the National Security Council Staff, and a member of the Analysis Group for the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1972 - 1974.

Mr. Hadley graduated from Cornell University (B.A., 1969) and Yale Law School (J.D., 1972). He was born February 13, 1947, in Toledo, OH. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1972 - 1975. He is married, has two daughters, and resides in Washington, DC.