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{{short description|United States Coast Guard rear admiral|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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|name = Doug Fears
| name = Doug Fears
|image = Douglas M. Fears.jpg
| image = Douglas M. Fears (4).jpg
|office = [[Homeland Security Advisor]]
| office = 8th [[United States Homeland Security Advisor]]
|president = [[Donald Trump]]
| president = [[Donald Trump]]
|term_start = June 1, 2018
| term_start = June 1, 2018
|term_end =
| term_end = July 12, 2019
|predecessor = [[Tom Bossert]]
| predecessor = [[Rob Joyce]] (Acting)
|successor =
| successor = [[Peter J. Brown|Peter Brown]]
|birth_name = Douglas Margrave Fears
| birth_name = Douglas Margrave Fears
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|birth_place = [[Maryland]]
| birth_place = [[Maryland]], U.S.
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|education = [[United States Coast Guard Academy|U.S. Coast Guard Academy]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Naval War College]] {{small|([[Master of Arts|MA]])}}<br>[[Harvard University]] {{small|([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])}}
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|serviceyears = 1982–present
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|rank = {{Dodseal|USCG rear admiral lower half}} [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]]
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'''Douglas Margrave Fears'''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stardem.com/obituaries/obituaries-oct/article_ffd3db9b-6359-57ed-b7da-15fba2e40cc9.html|title=Obituaries, Oct. 8, 2006|last=Sutton|first=Stephen L.|date=8 October 2006|newspaper=The Star Democrat|accessdate=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604040032/http://www.stardem.com/obituaries/obituaries-oct/article_ffd3db9b-6359-57ed-b7da-15fba2e40cc9.html|archive-date=4 June 2018|dead-url=no}}</ref> is a [[United States Coast Guard]] rear admiral (lower half) and is the current [[Homeland Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]].
'''Douglas Margrave Fears'''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stardem.com/obituaries/obituaries-oct/article_ffd3db9b-6359-57ed-b7da-15fba2e40cc9.html|title=Obituaries, Oct. 8, 2006|last=Sutton|first=Stephen L.|date=8 October 2006|newspaper=The Star Democrat|accessdate=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604040032/http://www.stardem.com/obituaries/obituaries-oct/article_ffd3db9b-6359-57ed-b7da-15fba2e40cc9.html|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> is a retired [[United States Coast Guard]] rear admiral who last served as Director of [[Joint Interagency Task Force South]]. He previously served as Assistant Commandant for Response Policy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Douglas M. Fears |url=https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Response-Policy-CG-5R/CG-5R-Command-Philosophy/Rear-Admiral-Brown-Biography/ |website=United States Coast Guard |accessdate=18 November 2019}}</ref> Fears was the [[Homeland Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]] until July 12, 2019.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-30/trump-s-homeland-security-adviser-fears-is-said-to-leave-soon Trump Homeland Security Adviser to Leave Soon, Sources Say]</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Fears was born in [[Maryland]]<ref name="WSN">{{cite news|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20070911/news/605118653/WM/|title='Diligence' leader born to life at sea|author=Butcher, Brittany|date=11 September 2007|newspaper=Wilmington Star News|accessdate=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604035817/http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20070911/diligence-leader-born-to-life-at-sea|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and enlisted in the [[United States Coast Guard]] in 1982, receiving an appointment to the [[United States Coast Guard Academy]] in 1985. He was commissioned as an [[ensign (rank)|ensign]] in 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/101st-congress/71|title=PN71 — Coast Guard|date=8 February 1989|website=U.S. Congress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604035935/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/101st-congress/71|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> after earning a [[Bachelor of Science]] in government from the Coast Guard Academy. He later received a [[Master of Arts|master of arts]] in national security and strategic studies from the [[Naval War College]] and a [[Master of Public Administration|master of public administration]] from the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government|Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://securitydebrief.com/2018/05/14/bolton-uscg-doug-fears-acting-homeland-security-advisor/|title=Breaking: Bolton Taps USCG Doug Fears for Acting Homeland Security Advisor |date=14 May 2018|website=Security Debrief|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602172230/http://securitydebrief.com/2018/05/14/bolton-uscg-doug-fears-acting-homeland-security-advisor/|archive-date=2 June 2018|url-status=live|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Fears was born in [[Maryland]]<ref name="WSN">{{cite news|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20070911/news/605118653/WM/|title='Diligence' leader born to life at sea|author=Butcher, Brittany|first=|date=11 September 2007|newspaper=Wilmington Star News|accessdate=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604035817/http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20070911/diligence-leader-born-to-life-at-sea|archive-date=4 June 2018|dead-url=no}}</ref> and enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1982, receiving an appointment to the [[United States Coast Guard Academy|U.S. Coast Guard Academy]] in 1985. He was commissioned as an [[ensign (rank)|ensign]] in 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/101st-congress/71|title=PN71 — Coast Guard|last=|first=|date=8 February 1989|website=U.S. Congress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604035935/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/101st-congress/71|archive-date=4 June 2018|dead-url=no|accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> after earning a [[Bachelor of Science|bachelor of science]] in government from the Coast Guard Academy. He later received a [[Master of Arts|master of arts]] in national security and strategic studies from the [[Naval War College]] and a [[Master of Public Administration|master of public administration]] from the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government|Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://securitydebrief.com/2018/05/14/bolton-uscg-doug-fears-acting-homeland-security-advisor/|title=Breaking: Bolton Taps USCG Doug Fears for Acting Homeland Security Advisor |date=14 May 2018|website=Security Debrief|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602172230/http://securitydebrief.com/2018/05/14/bolton-uscg-doug-fears-acting-homeland-security-advisor/|archive-date=2 June 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> Fears has been the captain of three vessels, including the [[USCGC Diligence (WMEC-616)|USCGC ''Diligence'']]<ref name=WSN /> and the [[USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753)|USCGC ''Hamilton'']], a [[Legend-class cutter|National Security cutter]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/10/28/coast-guard-christens-4th-national-security-cutter.html|title=Coast Guard Christens 4th National Security Cutter|work=[[Military.com]]|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712130604/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/10/28/coast-guard-christens-4th-national-security-cutter.html|archive-date=12 July 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> and has served on five others. He has also been in charge of the Coast Guard's Office of Law Enforcement, has been a program reviewer in the Coast Guard headquarters, has been a liaison to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], and has served as chief of staff to the commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command.<ref name="csis">{{Cite news|url=https://www.csis.org/news/congratulations-three-former-csis-coast-guard-fellows|title=Congratulations to Three Former CSIS Coast Guard Fellows|date=10 August 2017|access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602041753/https://www.csis.org/news/congratulations-three-former-csis-coast-guard-fellows |archive-date=2 June 2018|dead-url=no|publisher=[[Center for Strategic and International Studies]]}}</ref> He currently holds the rank of [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral (lower half)]] in the Coast Guard.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/01/trump-homeland-security-adviser-doug-fears-617963|title=Trump names Coast Guard official as new homeland security adviser|last=Geller|first=Eric|date=1 June 2018|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602040928/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/01/trump-homeland-security-adviser-doug-fears-617963|archive-date=2 June 2018|dead-url=no}}</ref>
Fears has been the captain of three vessels, including the [[USCGC Diligence (WMEC-616)|USCGC ''Diligence'']]<ref name="WSN" /> and the [[USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753)|USCGC ''Hamilton'']], a [[Legend-class cutter|National Security cutter]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/10/28/coast-guard-christens-4th-national-security-cutter.html|title=Coast Guard Christens 4th National Security Cutter|work=[[Military.com]]|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712130604/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/10/28/coast-guard-christens-4th-national-security-cutter.html|archive-date=12 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and has served on five others. He has also been in charge of the Coast Guard's Office of Law Enforcement, has been a program reviewer in the Coast Guard headquarters, has been a liaison to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], and has served as chief of staff to the commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command.<ref name="csis">{{Cite news|url=https://www.csis.org/news/congratulations-three-former-csis-coast-guard-fellows|title=Congratulations to Three Former CSIS Coast Guard Fellows|date=10 August 2017|access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602041753/https://www.csis.org/news/congratulations-three-former-csis-coast-guard-fellows |archive-date=2 June 2018|url-status=live|publisher=[[Center for Strategic and International Studies]]}}</ref> He currently holds the rank of [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral (lower half)]] in the Coast Guard.<ref name="csis" />


Additionally, Fears was a Coast Guard Fellow at the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] from 2009 to 2010 and a fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI on Foreign Politics, International Relations, and the National Interest.<ref name="csis" />
Additionally, Fears was a Coast Guard Fellow at the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] from 2009 to 2010 and a fellow at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] Seminar XXI on Foreign Politics, International Relations, and the National Interest.<ref name="csis" />


In addition to his Coast Guard career, Fears has served in the administration of President [[Donald Trump]] as a special assistant to the President, as director for [[Central America]] and the [[Caribbean]] on the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] staff,<ref name="csis" /> and as senior director for resilience policy for the National Security Council. He has also served as acting [[Homeland Security Advisor]] since the middle of May 2018. Fears was scheduled to be appointed head of the Coast Guard's Cyber Command when, on June 1, 2018, National Security Advisor [[John R. Bolton|John Bolton]] announced that Fears would be appointed the permanent Homeland Security Advisor, with the official title of Deputy Assistant to the President. This means that he would rank subordinate to Bolton, unlike his permanent predecessor, [[Tom Bossert]], whose title was equal in rank to the National Security Advisor [[H. R. McMaster]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-to-name-douglas-fears-as-white-house-homeland-security-adviser-1527890411|title=Donald Trump to Name Douglas Fears as White House Homeland Security Adviser |last=Volz|first=Dustin|date=1 June 2018|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602041111/https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-to-name-douglas-fears-as-white-house-homeland-security-adviser-1527890411|archive-date=2 June 2018|dead-url=no}}</ref>
In addition to his Coast Guard career, Fears has served in the administration of President [[Donald Trump]] as a special assistant to the President, as director for [[Central America]] and the [[Caribbean]] on the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] staff,<ref name="csis" /> as senior director for resilience policy for the National Security Council, and as [[Homeland Security Advisor]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/01/trump-homeland-security-adviser-doug-fears-617963|title=Trump names Coast Guard official as new homeland security adviser|last=Geller|first=Eric|date=1 June 2018|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602040928/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/01/trump-homeland-security-adviser-doug-fears-617963|archive-date=2 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:38, 17 October 2023

Doug Fears
8th United States Homeland Security Advisor
In office
June 1, 2018 – July 12, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRob Joyce (Acting)
Succeeded byPeter Brown
Personal details
Born
Douglas Margrave Fears

Maryland, U.S.
EducationUnited States Coast Guard Academy (BA)
Naval War College (MA)
Harvard University (MPA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Coast Guard
Years of service1982–2022
Rank Rear Admiral
CommandsUSCGC Hamilton
USCGC Diligence

Douglas Margrave Fears[1] is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral who last served as Director of Joint Interagency Task Force South. He previously served as Assistant Commandant for Response Policy.[2] Fears was the Homeland Security Advisor to President Donald Trump until July 12, 2019.[3]

Early life and education

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Fears was born in Maryland[4] and enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1982, receiving an appointment to the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1985. He was commissioned as an ensign in 1989[5] after earning a Bachelor of Science in government from the Coast Guard Academy. He later received a master of arts in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and a master of public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[6]

Career

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Fears has been the captain of three vessels, including the USCGC Diligence[4] and the USCGC Hamilton, a National Security cutter,[7] and has served on five others. He has also been in charge of the Coast Guard's Office of Law Enforcement, has been a program reviewer in the Coast Guard headquarters, has been a liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives, and has served as chief of staff to the commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command.[8] He currently holds the rank of rear admiral (lower half) in the Coast Guard.[8]

Additionally, Fears was a Coast Guard Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies from 2009 to 2010 and a fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI on Foreign Politics, International Relations, and the National Interest.[8]

In addition to his Coast Guard career, Fears has served in the administration of President Donald Trump as a special assistant to the President, as director for Central America and the Caribbean on the National Security Council staff,[8] as senior director for resilience policy for the National Security Council, and as Homeland Security Advisor.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Sutton, Stephen L. (8 October 2006). "Obituaries, Oct. 8, 2006". The Star Democrat. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Rear Admiral Douglas M. Fears". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ Trump Homeland Security Adviser to Leave Soon, Sources Say
  4. ^ a b Butcher, Brittany (11 September 2007). "'Diligence' leader born to life at sea". Wilmington Star News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ "PN71 — Coast Guard". U.S. Congress. 8 February 1989. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Breaking: Bolton Taps USCG Doug Fears for Acting Homeland Security Advisor". Security Debrief. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Coast Guard Christens 4th National Security Cutter". Military.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d "Congratulations to Three Former CSIS Coast Guard Fellows". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. ^ Geller, Eric (1 June 2018). "Trump names Coast Guard official as new homeland security adviser". Politico. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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