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After serving nearly 33 years in the U.S. Army, Brigadier General John C. Reppert, has been named Executive Director for Research at the Belfer Center. "I could not be more pleased General Reppert is joining the Center. He is one of the most outstanding military officers of his generation," said the Center''s director, Graham Allison.
In his most recent assignments, Reppert served as Director of the On-Site Inspection Agency (OSIA) in Washington, D.C. (1997-8); and Defense Attache at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow (1995-7).
In addition to his command experience and involvement in international arms control, General Reppert was one of America''s top foreign area officers specializing in Russia. In former Army Chief of Staff Gordon Sullivan''s words: "John is a national asset: the most knowledgeable American interlocutor and analyst of Russia''s military and national security community."
General Reppert served as Military Assistant to Graham Allison when Allison was Assistant Secretary of Defense. "With his exceptional background in Russian affairs and arms control, General Reppert fits perfectly into one of the core competencies of BCSIA," Allison said. "This remarkable substantive match, coupled with his superb managerial abilities, makes it clear to me that he is absolutely the best person for this job."
Reppert, who is fluent in Russian, holds a doctorate in international relations from The George Washington University, and is a graduate of the Army and Naval War Colleges, the Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army Signal Corps Officer Advance Course. He is well known at the Kennedy School, where he has been a National Security Research Fellow and has worked with the Executive Program for Russian General Officers since 1993.
General Reppert succeeds Richard Falkenrath, who after serving three years as Executive Director, has joined the Kennedy School faculty.