Iran-Contra Hearings Day 7: Robert McFarlane Testimony Part 3 (1987)

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Disheartened, and abused by his former colleagues, McFarlane tried to kill himself with an overdose of Valium on February 9, 1987, saying he had failed his country.

In 1988, he pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress for his role in the Iran-Contra cover-up. He was sentenced to two years' probation and a $20,000 fine but was pardoned by President George H.W. Bush on Christmas Eve 1992 along with the other key players in the scandal, during the lame duck period of Bush's presidency.

McFarlane later co-founded and served as CEO of Global Energy Investors.

McFarlane is a member of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Board of Advisors, the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security Board of advisors, The Advisory Council of Aegis Defence Services and he is a founding member of the Set America Free Coalition. He is also an Advisory Board member for the Partnership for a Secure America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to recreating the bipartisan center in American national security and foreign policy.

On April 18, 2001, McFarlane said "I think in the Defense Department you may be seeing a little bit of a change, a significant change in how the Pentagon will contribute to policy formation, and that is that you have a very strong team, unusually strong team of service secretaries, who are usually irrelevant to the policy process. I think that'll be different in this administration."

McFarlane currently serves on a number boards including: * Aegis Defence Services - Non-executive director * Partnership for a Secure America - Advisory Board * BioEnergy International, LLC - Advisory Board * Advisor to the 2008 John McCain presidential campaign * Member of the Committee on the Present Danger

Since 2009, McFarlane has been working in the southern region of Sudan and Darfur on intertribal relations and development projects. On September 30, 2009, the Washington Post released a story suggesting that McFarlane's contract for this work, which is supported by the government of Qatar, was the result of a request by Sudanese officials. McFarlane denied any improper contact with Sudanese officials or efforts to avoid disclosure of his work. The article reported that some persons involved in peacemaking efforts in the southern Sudan region questioned the source and helpfulness of McFarlane's activities.

Awards and honors * Distinguished Service Medal * Secretary of the Navy Medal for Distinguished Public Service * Secretary's Distinguished Service Award (Secretary of State) * Bronze Star with Valor device * Meritorious Service Medal * Navy Commendation Medal with Valor device * Army Commendation Medal * Combat Action Ribbon * Presidential Service Badge * American-Swiss Friendship "Man of the Year" Award * Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement

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