Please answer the following question: Facts: - predecessor: sean mccormack - birth date: 28 july 1951 - branch: air force - caption: philip j. crowley , ca. 2009 . - spouse: col. -lrb- ret . -rrb- paula e. kougeas - office: assistant secretary of state for public affairs - term end: march 13 , 2011 - nominator: barack obama - flag: flag of the united states.svg - serviceyears: 1973 -- 1999 - name: p.j. crowley - birth place: brockton , massachusetts - successor: michael a. hammer - nationality: american - alma mater: college of the holy cross - imagesize: 200 - residence: alexandria , virginia - allegiance: united states - children: mary , christopher - term start: may 26 , 2009 - image: philip j crowley.jpg - rank: colonel Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of philip j. crowley .
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philip j. '' p.j. '' crowley -lrb- born july 28 , 1951 -rrb- is the former united states assistant secretary of state for public affairs , having been sworn into office on may 26 , 2009 .he resigned on march 13 , 2011 , following comments he made about the treatment of chelsea -lrb- formerly bradley -rrb- manning .crowley was named the 2011-2012 recipient of the general omar n. bradley chair in strategic leadership , a joint initiative among the united states army war college , dickinson college and the pennsylvania state university -- dickinson school of law .while in residence , crowley conducted classes at the three institutions .he is currently teaching at george washington university and is affiliated with the university 's institute for public diplomacy and global communication .