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Donald H. Rumsfeld

Military · Diplomat · Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Donald H. Rumsfeld is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Donald H. Rumsfeld · Donald Ramsfeld · Donald Rumsfeld · Donalds Ramsfelds · Ντόναλντ Ράμσφελντ · 14 more...				[sources]
Other name	Donald H Rumsfeld · Donald H. Rumsfeld · Donald Hebb Rumsfeld · Donald Henry Rumsfeld · Дональд Рамсфельд · 11 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Rumsfeld · Рамсфелд · Рамсфельд · Ръмсфелд · ドナルド・H・ラムズフェルド · 7 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1932-07-09				[sources]
Place of birth	St. Luke's Hospital				[sources]
Death date	2021-06-29				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
First name	Donald · Henry				[sources]
Last name	Rumsfeld				[sources]
Website	rumsfeld.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q184650				[sources]
Position	Counselor to the President (1970-1971) · Secretary of Defense · United States Permanent Representative to NATO (1973-1974) · United States Secretary of Defense (1975-1977) · United States Secretary of Defense (2001-2006) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Georgetown University Law Center · Princeton University				[sources]
Religion	Presbyterianism				[sources]
Last change	2025-05-23	Last processed	2025-09-07	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

American politician and diplomat (1932–2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-10-24

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Iran	Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs		-	-

Associates
Associate	Relationship	Start date	End date
Daniel C. Searle Close Associate	significant person	-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Joyce Pierson Close Associate	spouse	1954-12-27	-

Data sources

Iran Sanctions List405

Individuals and entities in the sanctions list of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran · MFA

External databases

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Wikidata350,123

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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