Peter C. W. Flory

Peter C. W. Flory
Peter Flory in 2005
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment
In office
January 2007 – August 2010
Preceded byMarshall Billingslea
Succeeded byPatrick Auroy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy
In office
2 August 2005 – 1 December 2006
Preceded byJ.D. Crouch II
Succeeded byJoseph Benkert
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
In office
July 2001 – 1 August 2005
Personal details
Born (1955-10-16) 16 October 1955 (age 69)
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Education

Peter Cyril Wyche Flory (born 16 October 1955)[1] is an American attorney who served as the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment from January 2007 to August 2010.[2] He previously served in the George W. Bush Administration as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy from August 2005 to December 2006.[3]

Early life and education

Born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, Flory is a 1973 graduate of St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts. He attended McGill University in Montreal, graduating with a B.A. degree in 1979. Flory continued his education by taking courses at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism until 1980. He later earned his J.D. degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1993.[1]

Career

In February 1993, Flory joined the law firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed in Washington, D.C. and worked as an attorney there until April 1997, when he became a counsel for the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. After the election of President George W. Bush, he became the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs in July 2001.[1]

President Bush nominated him to be the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy on 1 June 2004. Flory appeared before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on 21 July 2004 and the nomination was reported favorably to the full Senate on 30 September 2004. Receiving no further consideration during the 108th Congress, it was returned to the President on 8 December 2004.[4] His nomination was resubmitted to the Senate on 24 January 2005, but it was not reported back to the full Senate by the Committee on Armed Services until 28 July 2005.[5] President Bush used his recess appointment power to grant Flory the position on 2 August 2005.[6] The Senate never officially confirmed his appointment[7] and the position of Assistant Secretary for International Security Policy was discontinued on 1 December 2006, with its responsibilities being transferred to other Assistant Secretaries of Defense.[3]

In January 2007, Flory replaced Marshall Billingslea as NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment in Brussels.[2] He was succeeded by Patrick Auroy in October 2010.[8]

Personal

Flory is the son of Henry Cyril Flory (28 August 1910 – 5 September 2001)[9] and Elizabeth "Betsy" Wyche[10] (15 November 1919 – 19 November 2007),[11][12] who were married on 13 February 1954.[13] His father was an immigrant to the United States who had been born in Wales[9] and had served as a captain in the R.A.F. during World War II.[11][14] His mother was the daughter of Army Major General Ira T. Wyche.[13] Flory has three sisters and two nieces.[14]

Flory married Kathleen Marie McGovern on 26 November 1983 in Moore County, North Carolina.[15] They have three sons and three daughters.[1][14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 108th Congress (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2005. pp. 321–323. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. ^ a b "Peter C. W. Flory". North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ^ a b "Security Policy". Department of Defense Key Officials September 1947–May 2021 (PDF). Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense. 12 May 2021. p. 77. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. ^ "PN1673 — 108th Congress (2003-2004) — Peter Cyril Wyche Flory — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. ^ "PN70 — 109th Congress (2005-2006 — Peter Cyril Wyche Flory — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. ^ "Statement on Recess Appointment" (Press release). Office of the Press Secretary, The White House. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  7. ^ "PN908 — 109th Congress (2005-2006 — Peter Cyril Wyche Flory — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  8. ^ "Patrick Auroy". North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  9. ^ a b "Henry Cyril Flory". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  10. ^ Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives.
  11. ^ a b Howard, Philip (21 September 2010). "The Life of Ocracoke Native, Major General Ira Thomas Wyche (1887-1981)". Village Craftsmen of Ocracoke. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  12. ^ Death Index, Master File. Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration.
  13. ^ a b Marriage Records. State of North Carolina, County of Moore, Office of Register of Deeds.
  14. ^ a b c "Henry C. Flory" (PDF). Charter. Vol. 6, no. 1. British Charitable Society. November 2001. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  15. ^ County Marriage Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives.


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