Richard Downie, Ph.D., was the director of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS), the educational arm of both the U.S. Northern and U.S. Southern Commands (SOUTHCOM), at the National Defense University in Washington, DC from March 2004-March, 2013. He is regarded as an expert in Latin American security affairs and is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations. During Downie's tenure at CHDS, the institution faced controversy over its employment of a former military officer from Chile, who had been implicated in human rights abuses.
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12 November 1954 (age 70) New York
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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