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Richard Perle

Date of birth: 1941-09-16

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Richard Perle

Biography

Richard Norman Perle is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs who served under President Ronald Reagan. He began his political career as a senior staff member to Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson on the Senate Armed Services Committee in the 1970s.