page_title: William D. Sullivan
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: William D. Sullivan / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with U.S. Navy Vice Admiral William D. Sullivan, the U.S. military representative to NATO at a defense ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, June 12, 2009.
context_page_description: William D. Sullivan is a retired United States Navy officer who served as the U.S. military representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  He also served as Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff, and as Director to the U.S. Pacific Command for Strategy and Plans.
context_section_description: Bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1972.
  Master's degree in national security studies from Georgetown University in 1990.
  Master's degree in national security strategy from the National War College in 1994.
caption: In 2009 with Bob Gates
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