Daniel Lecce | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Acting Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency | |
| Assumed office September 28, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Director | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1986–2021 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune |
| Awards | |
Daniel Joseph Lecce is an American government official and retired United States Marine Corps major general acting director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.[1] As a Marine, Lecce was last the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 2018 to August 2021. He was previously assigned as the Assistant Judge Advocate General for Military Justice of the United States Navy, senior legal adviser to U.S. Southern Command and general counsel for II Marine Expeditionary Force.[2][3] His retirement ceremony was held on September 30, 2021.[4]
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Lecce graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984. He was commissioned in 1986 and completed his J.D. degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1987. He later earned an LL.M. degree in operational and international law from the Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army School in 1997 and an M.A. degree in international public policy from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 2007.[2][5]
References
- ↑ "Biography of Daniel J. Lecce, Deputy Director" (PDF). Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. January 13, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- 1 2 "Major General Daniel J. Lecce". Headquarters Marine Corps. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Col. Lecce Promotion to Maj. Gen". DVIDS. July 30, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- "Major General Lecce Lecture". University of Pittsburgh. March 21, 2019.
- "Top Legal Officers Address Racial Disparity in Military Justice". Washington Headquarters Services.
- "PN1951 - 1 nominee for Marine Corps, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". U.S. Congress. June 28, 2018.
- Edwards, Jane (January 4, 2022). "Daniel Lecce Named DCSA Deputy Director". ExecutiveGov. Retrieved May 8, 2022. - ↑ "Webcast: Major General Daniel J. Lecce Retirement Ceremony". DVIDS. September 30, 2021.
- ↑ 2007 Commencement: Conferring of Degrees at the Close of the 131st Academic Year (PDF). Johns Hopkins University. May 17, 2007. p. 57. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
External links
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