On April 22, 2009 the man who author Tom Clancy used as the basis for the CIA operative Jack Ryan in his spy series that spawned a number of action thrillers starring Harrison Ford (and less effectively by Ben Affleck) gave a rare 2-hr interview on the NET-based daily program "The Q-Files" hosted by his long-time friend Steve Quayle. Check out Dr. Steve Pieczenik's website: https://stevepieczenik.com/ Check out his youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/stevepieczenik/ Dr. Steve Pieczenik is a critically acclaimed author of psycho-political thrillers and the co-creator of the New York Times best-selling "Tom Clancy's Op-Center" and "Tom Clancy's Net Force" book series. He is also one of the world's most experienced international crisis managers and hostage negotiators. His novels are based on his twenty years experience in resolving international crises for five U.S. administrations. Dr. Pieczenik received his B.A. from Cornell University,trained in Psychiatry at Harvard and has both an M.D. from Cornell University Medical College and a Ph.D. in International Relations from M.I.T. He was the first psychiatrist ever to receive a PhD. focusing on international relations, and is the only psychiatrist to ever have served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. He served four presidents as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Bush Sr. and was a Senior Policy Planner under president Reagan. Dr. Pieczenik worked directly with, and reported directly to, Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance, George Schultz and James Baker, as well as the respective White Houses. Dr. Pieczenik was drafted into the Vietnam War. He was assigned in the Public Health Services with the rank of Navy Captain to run three psychiatric wards at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C., including a ward where serial killers were housed. He was subsequently offered a promotion to Rear Admiral, which he refused on the grounds that he felt honored enough to serve his country, did not want to take a pension and wished to return to civilian life to follow his passions as a physician, entrepreneur and novelist. Check out my blogs: Mystical Poetry and Politics: http://www.mysticalpoetryandpolitics.com/ Mystical Musings and Politics: http://mysticalmusingsandpolitics.blogspot.com/

• published: 08 Oct 2013
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