Team main force, and won the naval wrestling championship.
From 65438 to 0958, he served as an administrative assistant to Congressman David Denison of Ohio. From 65438 to 0959, he served as an administrative assistant to Rep. Robert Griffin of Michigan. 1960- 1962 worked as an investment broker in an investment bank owned by Chicago Baker Company. 1June 1963 to1May 1969 as a member of parliament. 1May, 1969, served as director and assistant to the president of the Economic Opportunity Office, and 1970 to 1973 served as adviser to the president. 197 1 year 1 month served as director of the property investigation bureau and director of the living expenses Committee. 1973 1 as the permanent representative of the United States to NATO. 1In August, 974, he served as the chief of staff of the White House. From 1975 1 1 to 1977 1, he was the youngest secretary of defense in American history.
From June 1977 to June 1985, he served as CEO of Searle and Sarkozy, Illinois. 1983 to 1984, served as the president's arms control advisory Committee and government security adviser. From June 1983,165438+1October to May 1984, he served as the special envoy of the President of the United States to the Middle East. Senior Consultant of William Blair Company 1985 to 1990. 1990- 1993 served as chairman and CEO of General Instruments.
On February 28th, 2000, President-elect George Bush nominated him as Secretary of Defense, and on October 20th, 2006, 5438+0,65438 was approved by the Senate. He is the first person in American history to serve as Secretary of Defense twice.
1977 won the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He served as a member of the Government Working Committee, the Science and Interstellar Navigation Committee and the Joint Economic Committee of the two houses. He is also the chairman of the board of directors of RAND Corporation and a director of China Eastern Airlines, People's Energy Company, Bendiks Company and Sears roebuck Company.
On the eve of the mid-term election in the United States in 2006, an editorial in the Military Newspaper demanded Rumsfeld's resignation, and he also announced his resignation on June 8, 2006, the day after the election.
It is reported that President Bush has approved his resignation request.
1954 married Joyce and they have three children.
I visited China in 1974, 165438+ 10, 1994, September and 1999.
Attachment (information provider: impermanence): Rumsfeld's famous saying
When talking about whether there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq at a press conference, Rumsfeld said: "I have always been interested in reports of things that have not happened, because as we all know, some things are well known; We know something we know. We also know some obvious unknowns; In other words, we know something that we don't. But there are also unknowns that no one knows-unknowns that we don't know. " This is the famous theory of knowledge that never dies.
On the eve of the Iraq war, Rumsfeld was asked by reporters at the Pentagon press conference, "Will the United States launch the Iraq war?" . Rumsfeld then answered the "creationism" that made the world dizzy: "You know a lot of news, and you are told news that didn't actually happen every day. It seems that everyone doesn't feel trouble: it's all printed in the newspaper, so the whole world thinks that these news really happened, but in fact, it didn't. Everyone is eager to know the news before it happens. As a result, the whole world is learning some news that hasn't happened for a long time. In fact, they didn't happen. What I can tell you is that it hasn't happened yet, but it will happen soon. "
-Rumsfeld's press conference at the Pentagon on February 28th, 2003.
"I won't say that the future must be more difficult to predict than the past. In my opinion, those things in the past were unpredictable at first. " -2003
"We know that bin Laden is either in Afghanistan or other countries, or he is dead."
"Death makes it easier for people to have a pessimistic view of the war." -2003.
"If you carry a gun when you say nice things, you will get more than just saying nice things." -1998 quotes al capone, the leader of American mafia, on international foreign policy, which also reflects Rumsfeld's ferocious personality.
"As you know, you are fighting with your existing army, not the one you hope to have in the future." -2004.
"We have a proverb:' If you are already in the hole, don't dig any more.' Oh, I'm not sure I said that. -Rumsfeld's theory of "I don't know what to say" in 2002.
"Being able to resign will increase your value to the president and help your work performance." -1974 Rumsfeld's amazing words exposed by all slaves.