The Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security, a new national security graduate school in Washington, DC, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani as its new President effective January 1, 2016. DMGS’ previous President, M.E. “Spike” Bowman, JD, has been named President Emeritus.
Ambassador DeTrani served as the Senior Advisor to the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the National Counter Proliferation Center and the Intelligence Community Mission Manager for North Korea. Prior to joining the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in 2006, Ambassador DeTrani served at the Department of State as the Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks with North Korea, with the rank of Ambassador, and as the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO).
Before his service with the Department of State, Ambassador DeTrani served with distinction with the Central Intelligence Agency. As a member of the Senior Executive Service, his Washington assignments included leadership positions as the Director of East Asia Operations, Director for European Operations, Director of the Office of Technical Services, Director of Public Affairs, Director of the Crime and Narcotics Center and Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence William Casey. Ambassador DeTrani spent a number of years overseas, primarily in East Asia and China and is fluent in Chinese (Mandarin) and proficient in French. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Donovan Award, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal and the Commandant’s Award.
Ambassador DeTrani was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and is a graduate of New York University (NYU), where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, and attended NYU School of Law and Graduate School of Business Administration. He received a Certificate in Chinese from the State Department Foreign Language School in Taiwan and attended Harvard’s International Security Program for executives.
Ambassador DeTrani a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute of Strategic Studies and has published numerous articles dealing with North Korea, China, Iran, Cyber espionage and non-proliferation issues.
The Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security (DMGS) is a selective new graduate school in Washington, DC providing graduate degrees for those serving or who wish to serve in the national security community, including those in government agencies and private contractors. The Academy is named for Brigadier General Daniel Morgan who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and who was known for his brilliant use of strategy and intelligence.
