Carl Ford
Encyclopedia
Carl W. Ford Jr. is an American from Arkansas
. As Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
, he was head the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
(INR) in the United States State Department from 2001 until 2003, reporting directly to the Secretary of State
, Colin Powell
.
and a Master of Arts
in East Asian Studies from Florida State University
. He is a native of Hot Springs
, Arkansas and is a registered Republican
.
Between 1965 and 1989, Carl Ford served two tours of duty in Vietnam, was a United States Army
Military Intelligence
officer, a United States Defense Intelligence Agency
China Strategic Intelligence Officer, a Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) China military analyst, a professional staff member for East Asia on the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the United States National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the CIA.
Beginning in early 1989, Carl Ford spent four years working at the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary levels in the United States Defense Department.
In 1993, Carl Ford headed up Ford and Associates, his own international consulting firm in Washington, D.C. to provide strategic and tactical advice to American companies such as Lockheed Martin
, Boeing
, and Raytheon
doing business with the militaries of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, among others.
Ford joined the United States Department of State
, where he was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (INR) on the appointment of President George W. Bush
in May 2001. He was also directly involved in crafting policy related to the war on terrorism, the Iraq war and reconstruction, and issues regarding the Chinese military, nuclear proliferation
, the Middle East peace process, and the North Korean military threat.
Carl Ford joined Cassidy & Associates
in the fall of 2003, specializing in international policy and defense issues, with a particular focus on East Asia and the Middle East. He held the position of Executive Vice President until retiring in February 2006. He now serves as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where he leads a seminar on Executive Branch Decision-Making, and teaches a graduate course on Intelligence Theory and Practice at George Mason University.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. As Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research is the head of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research within the United States Department of State. Before 1986, the head of INR was the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research...
, he was head the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
The Bureau of Intelligence and Research is an intelligence bureau in the U.S. State Department tasked with analyzing information. Originally founded as the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services , it was transferred to the State Department at the end of World War II...
(INR) in the United States State Department from 2001 until 2003, reporting directly to the Secretary of State
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...
, Colin Powell
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...
.
Biography
Carl Ford holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian studiesAsian studies
Asian studies, a term used usually in the United States for Oriental studies and is concerned with the Asian peoples, their cultures, languages, history and politics...
and a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in East Asian Studies from Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
. He is a native of Hot Springs
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
, Arkansas and is a registered Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
.
Between 1965 and 1989, Carl Ford served two tours of duty in Vietnam, was a United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Military Intelligence
Military intelligence
Military intelligence is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions....
officer, a United States Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
The Defense Intelligence Agency is a member of the Intelligence Community of the United States, and is the central producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16,500 U.S. military and civilian employees worldwide...
China Strategic Intelligence Officer, a Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
(CIA) China military analyst, a professional staff member for East Asia on the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the United States National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the CIA.
Beginning in early 1989, Carl Ford spent four years working at the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary levels in the United States Defense Department.
In 1993, Carl Ford headed up Ford and Associates, his own international consulting firm in Washington, D.C. to provide strategic and tactical advice to American companies such as Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
, Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
, and Raytheon
Raytheon
Raytheon Company is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007...
doing business with the militaries of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, among others.
Ford joined the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
, where he was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (INR) on the appointment of President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
in May 2001. He was also directly involved in crafting policy related to the war on terrorism, the Iraq war and reconstruction, and issues regarding the Chinese military, nuclear proliferation
Nuclear proliferation
Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the...
, the Middle East peace process, and the North Korean military threat.
Carl Ford joined Cassidy & Associates
Cassidy & Associates
Cassidy & Associates is a government-relations firm based in Washington, D.C., known for pioneering the use of congressional earmarks as a method of obtaining grants for university clients. It was founded in 1975 as Schlossberg-Cassidy Associates by Gerald Cassidy and Kenneth Schlossberg, both...
in the fall of 2003, specializing in international policy and defense issues, with a particular focus on East Asia and the Middle East. He held the position of Executive Vice President until retiring in February 2006. He now serves as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where he leads a seminar on Executive Branch Decision-Making, and teaches a graduate course on Intelligence Theory and Practice at George Mason University.
Quotes
- Ford stated on CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
's documentary Dead Wrong: Inside an Intelligence Meltdown (2005) that the United States' intelligence departments "threw everything they had" into Colin PowellColin PowellColin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...
's speech talking about the prospects of weapons of mass destructionWeapons of mass destructionA weapon of mass destruction is a weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures , natural structures , or the biosphere in general...
in Iraq which led to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. - Carl Ford called John R. BoltonJohn R. BoltonJohn Robert Bolton is an American lawyer and diplomat who has served in several Republican presidential administrations. He served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2005 until December 2006 on a recess appointment...
"Kiss-Up, Kick-Down Sort of Guy" on Democracy Now!Democracy Now!Democracy Now! and its staff have received several journalism awards, including the Gracie Award from American Women in Radio & Television; the George Polk Award for its 1998 radio documentary Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship, on the Chevron Corporation and the deaths of...
April 13, 2005.
External links
- U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/index.htm
- Bureau of Intelligence and ResearchBureau of Intelligence and ResearchThe Bureau of Intelligence and Research is an intelligence bureau in the U.S. State Department tasked with analyzing information. Originally founded as the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services , it was transferred to the State Department at the end of World War II...
http://www.state.gov/s/inr/ - PBS Frontline interview, January 10, 2006
- Ex-State Dept. Intel Chief Calls Bolton “Kiss-Up, Kick-Down Sort of Guy” Democracy Now, April 13, 2005
- Speeches
- Statement Before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Washington, DC February 11, 2003
- State Department Press Briefing
- April 7, 2005 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2005/44440.htm
- April 21, 2005 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2005/45016.htm