Harold Rhode
Harold Rhode | |
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| Advisor on Islamic Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense | |
| In office May 1982 – January 2010 | |
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| Born | September 19, 1949Early life and educationHarold Rhode was born on September 19, 1949, in He has spent his life trying to find ways that Muslims and non-Muslims can co-exist without fighting.CareerHarold Rhode taught Islamic history at the University of Delaware as an adjunct professor from 1979 until 1981. In May 1982, he joined the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon as an adviser on the Islamic world with a special emphasis on Turkey, Iran, and Iraq . He retired from this position in 2010. During his tenure he wrote papers on how to understand, negotiate, and deal with Turkey, Iran, and Arab countries.
During the Gulf War, Rhode served as the Turkish Desk officer in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). While having this position he wrote papers for OSD officials on Iran, Iraq, and other Middle Eastern issues. Between 1991 and 1994, Rhode served on the US Department of Defense ’s Policy Planning Staff. While in this position he wrote strategy papers on Middle Eastern and Central Asian topics.
From 1994 until 2010, Rhode worked as an adviser on Islamic Affairs in the Office of Net Assessment, an in-house think tank for the Pentagon. ProbeRhode was a subject of a probe conducted by the References
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