ASP Applauds Appointment of General Lester Lyles to President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, DC – Today, the American Security Project applauded the appointment of ASP board member General Lester L. Lyles, US Air Force (Ret.), to President Barack Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board. The board, which will be co-chaired by ASP board member and former Senator Chuck Hagel and former Senator David Boren, is charged with providing President Obama with an independent source of advice about the effectiveness of the intelligence community.
In response to the announcement, ASP Chairman of the board and former Senator Gary Hart issued the following statement:
“On behalf of the entire board of ASP, we commend the President for appointing General Lyles to this important position. As former Commander of the Air Force Material Command, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff and Chief Technology Officer, and Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization at the Department of Defense, General Lyles has a long and distinguished record on defense and foreign policy issues. Throughout his many missions and roles, he has developed a keen understanding of the needs of the intelligence and defense community, and the many complex security challenges facing us as a nation. We congratulate General Lyles on his appointment, and look forward to continuing to work with him in his new capacity.”
The American Security Project (ASP) is a non-profit, bipartisan public policy research and education initiative dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security and foreign policy issues. It is organized around the belief that honest public discussion of national security requires an informed citizenry—one that understands the dangers and opportunities of the twenty-first century and the spectrum of available responses. ASP was formed to help Americans—from opinion leaders to the general public—understand how national security issues relate directly to them, and to explain challenges and threats in a way that spurs constructive action.
