Kenneth Bacon

Kenneth Bacon
Kenneth Bacon, 1998
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
In office
September 20, 1994  January 19, 2001
Preceded byKathleen deLaski
Succeeded byVictoria Clarke
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Hogate Bacon

(1944-11-21)November 21, 1944
Bronxville, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 15, 2009(2009-08-15) (aged 64)
Block Island, Rhode Island, U.S.
SpouseDarcy Wheeler
Children2
Alma materAmherst College
Columbia University
OccupationJournalist
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Years of service1968–1974
UnitU.S. Army Reserve

Kenneth Hogate Bacon (November 21, 1944 – August 15, 2009) was an American journalist who served as a spokesman for the Department of Defense during the Presidency of Bill Clinton, and later as president of Refugees International, an organization advocating for displaced persons and solutions for displacement crises.