National War Powers Commission at a Glance
The Miller Center's National War Powers Commission, a private bipartisan panel led by former Secretaries of State James A. Baker, III and Warren Christopher, will examine how the Constitution allocates the powers of beginning, conducting, and ending war. The Commission intends to produce a report making recommendations to assist Presidents, Congresses, Courts, and other policymakers in addressing war powers issues. When they are issued, the Commission's recommendations will be entirely prospective in nature and not applicable to the present presidential Administration or present Congress.
National War Powers Commission
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Commission Co-Chairs |
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James A. Baker, III
61st Secretary of State
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Warren Christopher
63rd Secretary of State
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Commission Members |
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Slade Gorton
United States Senator (R-WA), 1981-1987, 1989-2001
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Abner J. Mikva
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,
1979-1994
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Lee H. Hamilton
Director, Woodrow Wilson Int'l Center for Scholars; Member of Congress (D-IN), 1965-1999
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J. Paul Reason
Commander in Chief,
U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 1996-1999
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Carla A. Hills
U.S. Trade Representative, 1989-1993
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Brent Scowcroft
National Security Advisor,
1975-1977, 1989-1993
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John O. Marsh, Jr.
Secretary of the Army,
1981-1989
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Anne-Marie Slaughter
Dean, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
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Edwin Meese, III
U.S. Attorney General,
1985-1988
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Strobe Talbott
President, Brookings Institution
Deputy Secretary of State,
1994-2001
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Ex Officio Commission Members |
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John T. Casteen, III
President
University of Virginia
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David W. Leebron
President
Rice University
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Commission Co-Directors |
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John C. Jeffries, Jr.
Dean
University of Virginia
School of Law
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W. Taylor Reveley, III
Interim President
College of
William & Mary
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Historical Advisor |
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Doris Kearns Goodwin
Presidential Historian, 2005 Pulitzer Prize Award Winner
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Commission Staff |
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Miller Center |
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Andrew J. Dubill, Esq.
Staff Director
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Matthew T. Kline
Counsel to Secretary Christopher
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Juliana E. Bush
Policy and Planning Analyst
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John B. Williams
Policy Assistant to Secretary Baker
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W. Taylor Reveley, IV
Miller Center Assistant Director for Policy Programs and Planning
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Lisa M. Todorovich
Miller Center Assistant Director for Communications
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Partnering Institutions |
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James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Rice University
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Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
and Stanford Law School
Stanford University
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University of Virginia School of Law
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William & Mary School of Law
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