Jack Reed
U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
John Francis “Jack” Reed was born in November 1945 in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from La Salle Academy and the United States Military Academy at West Point. After graduating, he spent several years in active duty military service. He earned the Ranger Tab and was a paratrooper. He earned a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, then returned to West Point as an associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences.
Reed left active duty after attaining the rank of captain. He then served in the U.S. Army Reserve, retiring as major. After leaving active duty, Reed earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He entered private practice, first in Washington, D.C., then returning to Rhode Island.
Reed was elected as a state senator and served three terms. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving six years. He has been a member of the U.S. Senate since assuming office in January 1997.
Reed is married to Julia Hart, and they have one daughter. He is Catholic.
In the News…
Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island said the deal that President Trump’s administration has negotiated with Iran will neither safeguard the U.S. from the regime, nor ensure long-term non-proliferation objectives.
Senator Reed said, “We’re in a much worse position than we were under the [2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]. The breakout time, that is, the time it would take to assemble enough enriched uranium to develop a weapon, was 12 months during the JCPOA. Today it’s a week.“
Senator Reed added, “We are negotiating against a country which its leadership has been eliminated. Now we have even more fanatical leadership who has much more invested and much more to leverage their position. … Abandoning the JCPOA was a bad mistake by the president. Now we can try to get back, but it’s going to be a difficult process to get back to that position.”
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The Honorable Jack Reed
Senator from Rhode Island
728 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
