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Robert S. Spalding III
Spalding in September 2016
Born Missouri
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Airforce
Years of service1991-2016
Rank Brigadier General
Awards Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Alma mater Fresno State University
University of Missouri
Marine Corps University
Defense Language Institute
Other work U.S. National Security Council - Senior Director of Strategic Planning
Military Fellow - Council of Foreign Relations
Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache to China

Robert S. Spalding III (born 1966) [1] is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general. [2] He currently serves as a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. His work focuses on U.S.–China relations, economic and national security, and the Asia-Pacific military balance. [3]

Education

Spalding earned a B.Sc. degree and M.Sc. degree in Agricultural Business, Fresno State University, Fresno, California in 1987 and 1993, followed by a Ph.D. in Economics and Mathematics from University of Missouri, Kansas City in 2007 and a second M.Sc. in Strategic Studies from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama in 2008. [2]

Career

He was promoted to brigadier general in November 2016. From December 2016 to May 2017, he was U.S. Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché to China, Beijing and from May 2017 to January 2018, Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council, White House, Washington D.C. [2]

While at the National Security Council, Spalding notably wrote a memo calling for nationalizing the development of 5G wireless network. [4] Spalding's advocacy was reportedly deemed outside his authority and he was subsequently asked to leave the NSC. [5] [6] He has since been notable as a critic of the Chinese Communist Party. [7] [8] [9]

Spalding served as a board member of We Build the Wall, the fundraising group which saw four of its members, including a former advisor to President Trump, Steve Bannon, indicted on fraud charges on August 20, 2020, [10] “I would like to wait and see what happens. It is the case that we’re presumed innocent until proven guilty,” Spalding told the Guardian when allegations of fraud surfaced. “If it is proven true of course I would be disappointed.” [11] Bannon was later pardoned by Trump, in one of the President's final acts in office, [12] but two members of the group indicted with Bannon pled guilty, while the third was convicted. [13]

Publications

Spalding S., Robert (1 October 2019). Stealth War: How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept. United States: Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN  9780593084359.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year ( link)

Robert S., Spalding (17 May 2022). War Without Rules: China's Playbook for Global Domination. United States: Penguin Publishing (published 19 April 2022). ISBN  9780593331040.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year ( link)

References

  1. ^ "Spalding, Robert S., III, 1966-". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Brigadier General Robert S. Spalding III > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". www.af.mil.
  3. ^ "Experts – Robert Spalding – Hudson Institute". www.hudson.org. 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Air Force general behind 5G memo leaves White House". Stars and Stripes.
  5. ^ "General leaves National Security Council after leak of 5G telecom memo: report". Fox News. February 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Hart, Kim (3 February 2018). "5G memo author leaves White House". Axios.
  7. ^ Froeba, Kristine (July 17, 2019). "OPSEC: Why this retired one-star says service members should trash their Chinese Huawei smartphones". Military Times.
  8. ^ "Retired general warns against letting China dominate 5G networks". Los Angeles Times. January 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Kuo, Mercy A. "'Stealth War': How the US Can Counter China's Takeover Attempts". thediplomat.com.
  10. ^ "Leaders of 'We Build the Wall' Online Fundraising Campaign Charged with Defrauding Hundreds of Thousands of Donors". www.justice.gov. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  11. ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (2020-08-20). "World Series hero Curt Schilling served on board of Bannon border wall group". The Guardian. ISSN  0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  12. ^ Collins, Pamela Brown,Paul LeBlanc,Kaitlan (2021-01-20). "Trump pardons Steve Bannon as one of his final acts in office | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2023-02-08.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  13. ^ "Second 'We Build the Wall' fraud trial ends in conviction". AP NEWS. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-02-08.

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