Donald Fortier

Donald Fortier joined the National Security Council in September 1982 as Director for Western Europe and NATO.From February 1981 until joining the National Security Council staff, Fortier served as deputy director for Policy Planning at the State Department.Prior to his service in the State Dept., he served for 5 years as a senior member of the professional staff of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.Fortier's name appears in several internal NSC emails[2][3] that have been released to the public in conjunction with the Iran-Contra affair and other matters from that time period.As Poindexter's deputy, and Oliver North's direct superior, Fortier had a central role in the Iran-Contra affair, having been present at key meetings where alternative funding sources for the U.S.-backed paramilitary incursion into Nicaragua[4] and the use of third parties for arms transfers[5] were discussed, and having given permission to North to engage in fundraising via the so-called Channel-Miller Operation,[6] whereby wealthy Americans were encouraged to make "donations" to ad hoc front organizations such as the National Endowment for the Preservation of Liberty, which would be routed either to the Nicaraguan paramilitaries or to Richard Secord and Albert Hakim's for-profit venture, known to its principals as the "Enterprise"[7] as needed.
United StatesIntelligence CommunityColumbus, OhioMiami UniversityOxford, OhioUniversity of ChicagoAlbert WohlstetterChicagoRand CorporationNational Security CouncilState DepartmentSuperior Honor AwardHouse Foreign Affairs CommitteeReaganPrincipal Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security AffairsJohn PoindexterOliver NorthIran-Contraparamilitary incursionNicaraguafront organizationsNational Endowment for the Preservation of LibertyRichard SecordAlbert HakimEnterpriseCommission on Protecting and Reducing Government SecrecyDeputy National Security AdvisorPeter Rodman