Daniel Lecce

Daniel Lecce
Daniel Lecce
	Official portrait, 2022
Acting Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; September 28, 2023
President	Joe Biden
Director	Vacant
Personal details
Born	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1986–2021
Rank	Major General
Commands	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (2);

Daniel Joseph Lecce is an American government official and retired United States Marine Corps major general acting director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.^[1] As a Marine, Lecce was last the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 2018 to August 2021. He was previously assigned as the Assistant Judge Advocate General for Military Justice of the United States Navy, senior legal adviser to U.S. Southern Command and general counsel for II Marine Expeditionary Force.^[2]^[3] His retirement ceremony was held on September 30, 2021.^[4]

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Lecce graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984. He was commissioned in 1986 and completed his J.D. degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1987. He later earned an LL.M. degree in operational and international law from the Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army School in 1997 and an M.A. degree in international public policy from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 2007.^[2]^[5]

References

^ "Biography of Daniel J. Lecce, Deputy Director" (PDF). Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. January 13, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Major General Daniel J. Lecce". Headquarters Marine Corps. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "Col. Lecce Promotion to Maj. Gen". DVIDS. July 30, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- "Major General Lecce Lecture". University of Pittsburgh. March 21, 2019.
- "Top Legal Officers Address Racial Disparity in Military Justice". Washington Headquarters Services.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
- "PN1951 - 1 nominee for Marine Corps, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". U.S. Congress. June 28, 2018.
- Edwards, Jane (January 4, 2022). "Daniel Lecce Named DCSA Deputy Director". ExecutiveGov. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^ "Webcast: Major General Daniel J. Lecce Retirement Ceremony". DVIDS. September 30, 2021.
^ 2007 Commencement: Conferring of Degrees at the Close of the 131st Academic Year (PDF). Johns Hopkins University. May 17, 2007. p. 57. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

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Military offices
Preceded by Richard P. Flatau	Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune 2010–2012	Succeeded by Andrew M. Niebel
Preceded by John R. Ewers	Assistant Judge Advocate General for Military Justice of the United States Navy 2014–2018	Succeeded by David J. Bligh
Preceded by John R. Ewers	Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps 2018–2021	Succeeded by David J. Bligh
Government offices
Preceded by Christy K. Wilder Acting William D. Stephens Acting	Deputy Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 2022–present	Incumbent

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