Tufts dean, retired Navy admiral reportedly being vetted by Clinton campaign
Add one more Massachusetts resident to the vice presidential sweepstakes.
James Stavridis, a retired four-star Navy admiral and the dean at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, is being vetted by Hillary Clinton’s campaign as a possible running mate, a person with knowledge of the vetting process told The New York Times.
NBC News confirmed the report, and added that Stavridis had met with James Hamilton, the attorney leading Clinton’s vetting process.
If selected, Stavridis would bring a considerable military resume to Clinton’s ticket. He spent four years as the Supreme Allied Commander at NATO from 2009 to 2013, during which he oversaw military operations in Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, the Balkans, and off the coast of Africa. Prior to that, he led the U.S. Southern Command in Miami with a focus on military operations in Latin America.
Stavridis, who got his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School, became dean after retiring from the military in 2013.
Convocation at The Fletcher School, and presented the distinguished alumni award to General Joe Dunford, next CJCS pic.twitter.com/mF5I3oBir6
— Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. (@stavridisj) September 11, 2015
The news of Stavridis’s vetting comes a few days after The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump was considering choosing retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn as a potential running mate.
Current and former Massachusetts politicians have been a key focus of vice presidential speculation this election season. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has frequently been mentioned as Clinton’s potential running mate, former Sen. Scott Brown has become a valued ally of Donald Trump, and former Gov. Bill Weld is running as the vice president of the libertarian ticket with former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson.
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