Sandy Berger | |
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18th United States National Security Advisor | |
In office March 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Deputy | James Steinberg |
Preceded by | Anthony Lake |
Succeeded by | Condoleezza Rice |
19th United States Deputy National Security Advisor | |
In office January 20, 1993 – March 14, 1997 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Jonathan Howe |
Succeeded by | James Steinberg |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Richard Berger October 28, 1945 Millerton, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 2, 2015 Washington, DC, U.S. | (aged 70)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Susan Harrison |
Children | 3 |
Education | Cornell University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Samuel Richard "Sandy" Berger (October 28, 1945 – December 2, 2015) was a Democratic attorney who served as the 18th US National Security Advisor for U.S. President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001 after he had served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1997.
In 2005, he was fined and sentenced to two years of probation, plus community service, for the unauthorized removal of classified material from the National Archives. When disbarment proceedings were initiated on account of his theft of documents, Berger gave up his license to practice law by conceding the truth of the material allegations of misconduct and consenting to his disbarment.