President Bush has a long record of distinguished service to his country. As the 41^st President of the United States, he was the ultimate consumer of U.S. intelligence. Prior to his service as the Commander in Chief, he was a naval aviator in World War II, Congressman from Texas, Ambassador to the United Nations, Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing, Director of Central Intelligence at the CIA, and Vice President of the United States under President Ronald Reagan. Throughout this distinguished career, President Bush was the consummate intelligence consumer and practitioner, balancing the needs of national security and the values of democracy.  Throughout his presidency, he used intelligence as an instrument of national power and in support of foreign policy to our collective best advantage and to great result.

The National Intelligence University takes great pride in recognizing President Bush’s career by awarding him the degree of Doctor of Strategic Intelligence, Honoris Causa.

National Intelligence University is an accredited federal degree-granting institution whose main campus is located in Washington, DC. Its alumni are past, present, and future leaders in the intelligence and national security communities and in the private sector. Notable alumni include a former director of national intelligence; former directors of CIA, NSA, DIA, and NGA; former heads of military intelligence; and a growing number of senior government executives and corporate leaders. For more information, visit www.ni-u.edu.