Peter Feaver

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Peter Feaver
Feaver in January 2013
Special advisor for strategic planning and institutional reform
In office 2005–2007
President	George W. Bush
Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control
In office 1993–1994
President	Bill Clinton
Personal details
Born	(1961-12-17) December 17, 1961 (age 63) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Lehigh University Harvard University

Peter Douglas Feaver (born December 17, 1961) is an American political scientist. He is currently a professor of political science and public policy at Duke University and a civil-military relations scholar.^[1]

Feaver has served as director of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies since 1999, and founded Duke University's Program in American Grand Strategy. He served in the George W. Bush administration, where he served as a special advisor for strategic planning and institutional reform on the National Security Council. Prior to working on the National Security Council of George W. Bush, he served as director for defense policy and arms control at the National Security Council during the Clinton administration. He was also a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve.^[2]