Sebastian Abbot

: US Admiral Says Iran Risks Gulf Conflict Jan 11 By SEBASTIAN ABBOT Associated Press CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The top , more »

Admiral Abbot is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, a private, non-profit aid society dedicated to assisting Sailors, Marines and their families.Until June, 2003, he served as the Acting Homeland Security Advisor to the President, having served as the Deputy Homeland Security Advisor under Governor Tom Ridge.

Admiral Abbot's last military assignment was Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.He oversaw the daily activities of a Unified Command with an area of responsibility encompassing 89 countries and more than 13 million square miles.

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Admiral Abbot graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1966.His graduate studies include Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and the Program for Senior Officials in National Security at Harvard University.Admiral Abbot also completed U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and Naval Nuclear Power training.

Admiral Abbot enjoyed many assignments in his 34 year Navy career, including Commanding Officer of USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) from February 1990 until August 1992, a period that included Operation DESERT STORM.Admiral Abbot then served as the THEODORE ROOSEVELT Battle Group Commander while assigned as Commander, Carrier Group EIGHT, and as Commander, Joint Task Force 120.

Admiral Abbot also served as Commander, U.S. SIXTH Fleet and Commander, NAVAL Striking and Support Forces, Southern Europe.During this period he was Joint Task Force Commander of Operation SILVER WAKE, the non-combatant evacuation of Albania.

Admiral Abbot and his wife, Marjorie, live in Arlington, VA.They have three sons, LT Spencer Abbot of Virginia Beach, VA, Sebastian Abbot of Boston, MA, and LTJG Matt Abbot of Lemoore, CA.

Admiral Abbot is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, a private, non-profit aid society dedicated to assisting Sailors, Marines and their families.Until June, 2003, he served as the Acting Homeland Security Advisor to the President, having served as the Deputy Homeland Security Advisor under Governor Tom Ridge.

Admiral Abbot's last military assignment was Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.He oversaw the daily activities of a Unified Command with an area of responsibility encompassing 89 countries and more than 13 million square miles.

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Admiral Abbot graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1966.His graduate studies include Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and the Program for Senior Officials in National Security at Harvard University.Admiral Abbot also completed U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and Naval Nuclear Power training.

Admiral Abbot enjoyed many assignments in his 34 year Navy career, including Commanding Officer of USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) from February 1990 until August 1992, a period that included Operation DESERT STORM.Admiral Abbot then served as the THEODORE ROOSEVELT Battle Group Commander while assigned as Commander, Carrier Group EIGHT, and as Commander, Joint Task Force 120.

Admiral Abbot also served as Commander, U.S. SIXTH Fleet and Commander, NAVAL Striking and Support Forces, Southern Europe.During this period he was Joint Task Force Commander of Operation SILVER WAKE, the non-combatant evacuation of Albania.

Admiral Abbot and his wife, Marjorie, live in Arlington, VA.They have three sons, LT Spencer Abbot of Virginia Beach, VA, Sebastian Abbot of Boston, MA, and LTJG Matt Abbot of Lemoore, CA.

They have three sons: Lieutenant Spencer Abbot, Sebastian Abbot, and Ensign Matthew Abbot.
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Abbot is currently serving as Executive Director of the Vice President's National Preparedness Review.Last May, the President asked the Vice President to review and make recommendations to strengthen preparedness against an act of domestic terrorism, particularly one using a weapon of mass destruction.Abbot led the staff that supported the Vice President in this effort.

The Naval Academy graduate and Rhodes Scholar served in the United States Navy from 1966 until his retirement as a four-star admiral in 2000.His final military assignment was serving as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the US European Command during the recent conflict in Kosovo.He was a naval aviator, commanding a carrier-based squadron and serving as a test pilot for the F-18 and other aircraft.He commanded the aircraft carrier THEODORE ROOSEVELT from 1990 to 1992, a period that included the Persian Gulf War.He subsequently commanded the Roosevelt Carrier Battle Group."