Lieutenant General Ronald L. Burgess, Jr.
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (Acting)
National Intelligence Directorate
Lieutenant General Ronald L. Burgess, Jr.
was commissioned in Military Intelligence through the Auburn University ROTC
Program in 1974. He earned a Master of Science degree in Education from the
University of Southern California in 1980, and a Master of Military Arts and
Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 1986.
His military education includes the Armor
Officer Basic Course, the Military Intelligence Officers Advanced Course, the
Command and General Staff College, the Advanced Military Studies Program, and
the Air War College.
Lieutenant General Burgess served as an
Armor Platoon Leader and S-2 of the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, and the 179th
Military Intelligence Detachment Executive Officer in the 197th Infantry Brigade
at Fort Benning, Georgia, from 1974 to 1978. He was a Strategic Intelligence
Staff Officer and aide-de-camp to the US Commander, Berlin, from 1978 to 1981.
From 1982 to 1985 he served as an Assistant S-3, Company Commander and S-3 of
the 124th Military Intelligence Battalion, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
at Fort Stewart, Georgia. He then served as Deputy G-2 and Executive Officer,
106th Military Intelligence Battalion, 6th Infantry Division (Light) at Fort
Richardson, Alaska, from 1987 to 1990. In 1990 he served as an Assistant
Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Washington,
D.C. From June 1991 to June 1993, he commanded the 125th Military Intelligence
Battalion and then served as G-2, 25th Infantry Division (Light) until June 1994
at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. From July 1995 to June 1997, he commanded the
470th Military Intelligence Brigade in Panama. Thereafter, he served as J-2,
Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), Fort Bragg, North Carolina from July
1997 to June 1999, J2 US Southern Command from July 1999 until May 2003, and
Director for Intelligence (J2), Joint Staff from June 2003 to July 2005.
Lieutenant General Burgess assumed duty as the Deputy Director of National
Intelligence for Requirements in August 2005 and in June 2006 was designated as
the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (Acting).
His personal awards and decorations include
the Defense Superior Service Medal (Two Oak Leaf Clusters), Legion of Merit,
Meritorious Service Medal (Four Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Commendation
Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, NATO Medal for
Yugoslavia, Army General Staff Identification Badge, Joint Staff Identification
Badge and Parachutist Badge.
Lieutenant General Burgess has been married for 31 years to the
former Marta Jordan of Birmingham, Alabama. They have five children: Lee
(married to Dawn), Regina, Julia, Mary, and John.