William D. Sullivan

William Daniel Sullivan^[1] (born 1950)^[2] is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as the U.S. military representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

William D. Sullivan
Vice Admiral William Sullivan
Born	1950 (age 74–75)
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Service years	1972–2009
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff USS Cowpens USS Sampson
Conflicts	Persian Gulf War Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom

Sullivan 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.^[3] He commanded USS Sampson (DDG-10) during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and USS Cowpens (CG-63) during Persian Gulf combat operations.^[4]

Education

• 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.

In 2009 with Bob Gates