Hamre served in the Congressional Budget Office (1978–1984), where he became its deputy assistant director for national security and international affairs. In that position, he oversaw analysis and other support for committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the 1980s, he worked for ten years at the Senate Armed Services Committee.[8] During that time, he was primarily responsible for the oversight and evaluation of procurement, research and development programs, defense budget issues, and relations with the Senate Appropriations Committee.[6]
Hamre worked on the Obama transition team. He is chairman of the Defense Policy Board.[7][10] Hamre's continued involvement in the defense establishment has put him on the short list for the position of Secretary of Defense multiple times, including during the formation of the first term of the Obama administration and most recently after the president's re-election in 2012.[11]
In July 2022, Hamre helped found a group of U.S. business and policy leaders who shared the goal of constructively engaging with China in order to improve U.S.-China relations.[12]
Honors
John Hamre, President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, D.C. in February 2013
In 2008, the Norwegian KingHarald V appointed Hamre Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for his efforts "to promote collaboration between Norwegian and American politicians, authorities and researchers".[13]
Hamre, John J. (1981). Strategic command, control, and communications : alternative approaches for modernization. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Budget Office. LCCN 81603396.
Hamre, John J.; et al. (2001). Technology and security in the twenty-first century : U.S. military export control reform : a report of the CSIS Military Export Control Project. Washington, D.C.: CSIS. ISBN 0-89206-401-3. LCCN 2001002850.
Hamre, John J.; Gordon R. Sullivan (Autumn 2002). "Toward Postconflict Reconstruction" (PDF). The Washington Quarterly. 25 (4): 85–96. doi:10.1162/016366002760252554. S2CID 154993245. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
Hamre, John; et al. (July 17, 2003). Iraq's post-conflict reconstruction a field review and recommendations : Iraq reconstruction assessment mission, June 27-July 7, 2003 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Center for Strategic and International Studies. LCCN 2003543617. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
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^ a b"Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 105th Congress: Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate". Vol. 105, no. 371. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1998. pp. 406–408. ISBN 978-0160562556.
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^ a b c"DefenseLink News Article: Biography: John J. Hamre, Deputy Defense Secretary". American Forces Press ServiceDefenseLink. July 31, 1997. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
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^"John Hamre Appointed Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway). 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-08.