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Brent Scowcroft
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Scowcroft in 2013
9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor
In office
November 3, 1975 – January 20, 1977
President Gerald Ford
Preceded by Henry Kissinger
Succeeded by Zbigniew Brzeziński
In office
January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
President George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Colin Powell
Succeeded by Anthony Lake
Personal details
Born (1925-03-19)March 19, 1925
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Died August 6, 2020(2020-08-06) (aged 95)
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s)
Marian Horner
(m. 1951)
Children Karen Horner (deceased)
Alma mater Columbia University
Profession Military officer, diplomat

Brent Scowcroft (March 19, 1925 – August 6, 2020) was a United States Air Force Lieutenant General. He was the United States National Security Advisor under U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush.

Scowcroft was born on March 19, 1925 in Ogden, Utah. He studied at Columbia University. Scowcroft married to Marian Horner in 1951. They had one daughter.

Scowcroft died on August 6, 2020 at his home in Falls Church, Virginia at the age of 95.

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