THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release December 18,
2000
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES JAMES R. KLUGH TO THE NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
President Clinton today announced his intent to appoint Major General
James R. Klugh U.S.A. (Ret.) to serve as a member of the National Veterans
Business Development Corporation.
Major General James Klugh, of Fairfax Station, Virginia, is President
of Executive Security and Engineering Technologies, Inc. (ESET). Under his
leadership, ESET has achieved success across the spectrum of information
technology, distance learning, telelogistics, and telecommunications.
Previously, Major General Klugh was Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Logistics, the senior logistics policy and management position in the
Department of Defense. Major General Klugh served over 30 years in the
military, where he managed the U.S. Army?s Chemical, Research, Engineering,
and Development Laboratories, which are responsible for chemical and
biological defense systems. He also managed the Army Logistics Management
College, where he developed curricula and methods to educate the Military
Department?s logistics research and development engineering candidates.
During his military career, General Klugh also was responsible for staff
supervision, direction and policy formulation for personnel management,
training, and education, career management and development, and law
enforcement and security for 10,000 military and 110,000 civilian
personnel. He also managed the coordination, accessions, distribution and
professional development of 110,000 U.S. Army military officers and warrant
officers.
Major General Klugh received his B.S. in Chemistry from South Carolina
State University and his M.S. in Public Administration from Shippensburg
State College.
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