Scowcroft (center)

Brent Scowcroft (born March 19, 1925 in Ogden, Utah) was the United States National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force. He also served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in the Nixon and Ford administrations. He also served as Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005.

Brent Scowcroft was born in Ogden, Utah to James Scowcroft, a grocer and business owner, and his wife, the former Lucile Ballantyne. He is a descendant of early 19th century immigrants from England, Scotland, Denmark, and Norway.