Cobb, Tyrus W.: Files, 1988-1989

International Programs/Technology Affairs, 1988-1989

Special Assistant to the President

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Biography

Tyrus W. Cobb was a United States Army officer (Colonel), a tenured professor at West Point, a member of the National Security Council staff during the Reagan Administration and an international security policy specialist at various "think tanks."

Cobb was born on April 15, 1940 to Olga Glusovich and Tyrus W. Cobb in Reno, Nevada. He spent his youth in Reno, attending high school and then college at the University of Reno, graduating in 1962.

Cobb enlisted in the United States Army in 1963. He served in combat duty in Vietnam. He also served in Germany and Italy. Cobb was appointed to the American team negotiating the implementation of the Paris Peace Accords ending the Vietnam War. During his army duty, Cobb received an M.A. from Indiana University and a Ph.D. from Georgetown University. He was a tenured professor at West Point from 1977-1983. Dr. Cobb has lectured at numerous universities in the United States, USSR/Russia, and China on various international relations policies. At the start of the Reagan Administration, Dr. Cobb was on an exchange in the Soviet Union.

Cobb's relations with the National Security Council began in the second half of the Jimmy Carter Administration. Cobb served as a consultant on international energy issues for the Carter White House and the early Reagan Administration.

In 1983, when Robert "Bud" McFarlane took over as National Security Advisor to the President, Cobb was asked to submit strategy papers regarding the long-range strategic position of the United States vis-a-vis the Soviet Union. As a result of these papers, he was asked to join the NSC staff as a member of the European and Soviet Affairs Directorate to work on European issues, Canada, and provide some input to long-range strategic Soviet policy. Cobb worked very closely with Peter Sommer and they divided responsibility for 34 countries among themselves. Cobb was responsible for France, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Austria, the Vatican, etc. As part of his Soviet responsibilities, Cobb attended the Geneva and the Reykjavik summits.

In 1988, Cobb became the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of the International Programs and Technology Affairs Directorate with responsibility for science & technology agreements, export policy, United Nations issues, and the environment.

Leaving the White House, Cobb became president and CEO of the Business Executives for National Security (BENS) in 1991. He left there to become president/CEO of the Yosemite National Institutes from 1995-2002. Returning to his hometown of Reno, Cobb headed the Northern Nevada Network and founded the National Security Forum. Cobb stepped down from this post in 2018.

In 2017, Cobb was named a Distinguished Nevadan by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.

Cobb resides in Reno with his wife, Suellen Small Cobb. They have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.

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