Editing National War College (section)

==Alumni and influence==
American graduates of the National War College include a secretary of state and a secretary of defense, national security advisors, a senator and congressman, and a White House chief of staff, in addition to chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff and numerous other current and former flag officers, general officers, and U.S. ambassadors. No other graduate institution of national security policy in the world has had more impact in the development of the United States senior cadre of national security leaders. Graduates from other countries include prime ministers from nations as diverse as Iran and Bulgaria, as well as many national military leaders from every continent on earth except Antarctica. Notable graduates include:

--A--
*[[John R. Allen]], retired [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] General, president of the [[Brookings Institution]]
*[[David W. Allvin]], general and vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force
*[[Gholam Reza Azhari]], prime minister of [[Iran]]

--B--
*[[Robert H. Barrow]], 27th [[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps|Commandant of the Marine Corps]]
*[[Edward L. Beach Jr.]], World War II submarine officer and best-selling novelist
*[[William B. Black, Jr.]], deputy director [[National Security Agency]]
*[[John Beyrle]], U.S. Ambassador to Russia
*[[Arnold W. Braswell]], retired Air Force General
*[[Bernard Brodie (military strategist)|Bernard Brodie]], one of the initial nuclear theorists
*[[William Brownfield]], U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, Chile, and Colombia

--C--
*[[Richard D. Clarke]] U.S. army general, commander, special operations command
*[[Wesley Clark]], former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
*[[Bernard A. Clarey]], U.S. admiral
*[[Donna L. Crisp]], U.S. rear admiral

--D--
*[[Raymond G. Davis]], 14th [[Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps]]
*[[Eugene Peyton Deatrick]], USAF general
*[[Martin Dempsey]], former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
*[[R. Scott Dingle]], U.S. army general 45th surgeon general of the United States Army

--F--
*[[John D. Feeley]], U.S. ambassador

--G--
*[[Charles A. Gillespie Jr.]], U.S. ambassador to Colombia
*[[Alan L. Gropman]], military officer, author, and academic

--H--
*[[Mark P. Hertling]] USA Lieutenant General, Commander of US Army in Europe
*[[Eric T. Hill]], U.S.A.F major general

--J--
*[[James L. Jones]], 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, 14th NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, 21st National Security Advisor 
*[[David C. Jones]], Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

--K--
*[[John F. Kelly]], retired Marine Corps General, 28th White House chief of staff
*[[Kristie Kenney]], U.S. ambassador to [[Thailand]] and to the [[Philippines]]
*[[Donald Keyser]], State Department China expert accused of espionage 
*[[Mark Kimmitt]], assistant secretary of state for politico-military affairs, the [[State Department]]
*[[Charles C. Krulak]], 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps

--L--
*[[Bruce Laingen]], U.S. ambassador to [[Malta]], American hostage in [[Iranian Hostage Crisis]]
*[[Jeannie Leavitt]], first female U.S.A.F. fighter pilot, general
*[[Homer Litzenberg]], Marine Corps [[Lieutenant General]] 

--M--
*[[James Mattis]], Marine Corps General, 5th Commander of the United States Joint Forces Command, 11th Commander of the United States Central Command, 26th Secretary of Defense
*[[John McCain]], former U.S. Senator
*[[Robert McFarlane (American politician)|Robert McFarlane]], [[National Security Advisor]] under president [[Ronald Reagan]]
*[[Thomas McInerney]], U.S.A.F lieutenant general
*[[Merrill A. McPeak]], former U.S.A.F Chief of Staff
*[[Godfrey McHugh]], former military aide to President [[John F. Kennedy]]

--N--
*[[Lucien Nedzi]], U.S. congressman
*[[Richard Norland]] U.S. ambassador to [[Libya]]

--O--
*[[Robin Olds]], brigadier general, "triple ace" in World War II and Vietnam

--P--
*[[Peter Pace]], Marine Corps General, 6th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 16th Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
*[[Donald Parsons (businessman)|Donald Parsons]] former US Military Attaché to Canada
*[[Andika Perkasa]], commander, Indonesian National Armed Forces
*[[Paul D. Phillips]], former oldest living West Point graduate<ref>[https://alumni.westpointaog.org/firstcallfeb82023 West Point Association of Graduates]</ref><ref>[https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/serving-those-who-serve/colorado-veteran-west-point-oldest-living-graduate/#:~:text=Phillips%20attended%20the%20University%20of,military%20academy's%20oldest%20living%20graduate.&text=After%20that%2C%20he%20was%20off,Philippines%20and%20World%20War%20II. At 105, Colorado veteran is West Point’s oldest living graduate]</ref><ref>[https://issuu.com/westpointaog/docs/west_point_magazine_spring_2023 West Point Magazine Spring 2023]</ref>
*[[Czesław Piątas]], chief of general staff, Polish army
*[[Colin Powell]], former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
*[[Edward Pietrzyk]], commander in chief, Polish land forces, two-time Polish ambassador

--R--
*[[John M. Richardson (admiral)|John M. Richardson]], admiral, 31st chief of naval operations
*[[Robert C. Richardson III]], brigadier general, principal in the [[Laconia incident]]

--S--
*[[Beth Sanner]], deputy director of national intelligence
*[[Norton A. Schwartz]], former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff
*[[Dorothy Shea]] U.S. ambassador to [[Lebanon]]
*[[Robert Lee Scott Jr.]], USAF brigadier general and fighter ace
*[[Hugh Shelton]], former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
*[[Abraham Sinkov]], U.S. cryptanalyst and NSA official
*[[Eric Shinseki]], former U.S. Army Chief of Staff and Secretary of Veterans Affairs
*[[Jay B. Silveria]], superintendent, [[United States Air Force Academy]]
*[[James G. Stavridis]] former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, admiral, U.S. Navy
*[[J. Christopher Stevens]], the late U.S. Ambassador to [[Libya]]
*[[Stephanie S. Sullivan]], U.S. ambassador to Ghana
*[[James C. Swan]], United Nations secretary general's special representative for Somalia

--W--
*[[Mark Welsh]], USAF general
*[[Cedric T. Wins]], U.S. army general

--Y--
*[[Donald Yamamoto]], U.S. ambassador to Somalia
*[[Stefan Yanev]], prime minister of [[Bulgaria]]
*[[Marie Yovanovitch]] U.S. ambassador to [[Ukraine]]

--Z--
*[[Anthony Zinni]], Marine Corps General, 6th Commander, [[United States Central Command]]
*[[Elmo Zumwalt]], former U.S. Chief of Naval Operations
*[[James P. Zumwalt]], U.S. ambassador to Senegal