Richard V. Allen

Richard V. Allen was the United States National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1982.

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United States National Security Advisor - Ronald Reagan - 1981 - 1982

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Allen received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Notre Dame. He served as a senior staff member of President Nixon's National Security Council in 1968 and served various Republican administrations up to and including that of President Reagan.

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University of Notre Dame - Nixon - 1968

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In November 1981, while serving as Reagan's National Security Advisor, Allen was accused of receiving a bribe from a Japanese journalist for setting up an interview with First Lady Nancy Reagan. Although the claims were never proven, Allen was eventually pressured into resigning his position.

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November - 1981 - Bribe - Japanese - Nancy Reagan

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He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, a founding member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Chairman of the Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center Advisory Council, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the United States Defense Policy Board, the American Alternative Foundation, and the United States National Security Advisory Group. He also serves on the advisory council of the Nixon Center.

Related Topics:
Hoover Institution - Center for Strategic and International Studies - Heritage Foundation - Council on Foreign Relations - United States Defense Policy Board

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Allen is president of the Richard V. Allen Company, a Washington-based consulting services firm. He provides consulting services to international companies and organizations. He currently serves on APCO Worldwide's Iraq reconstruction task force http://www.prfirms.org/news/spotlight/apco_reconstruction.asp and is considered one of the most influential lobbyists in Washington for South Korean interests.

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