Sandy Berger was President Bill Clinton's National Security Advisor.

Berger was called to testify before the 9/11 Commission concerning anti-terrorism steps taken during the Clinton administration and the information he provided to his successor, Condoleezza Rice.

A July 19 2004 US Justice Department investigation alleges that Berger took around 50 documents from the National Archives reading room prior to before the 9/11 Commission. These 50 documents were stuffed in his pants, jacket and briefcase. Berger admits the 3 documents he destroyed contained information not included in a final report.
-- A senior adviser to Sen. John Kerry's Democratic presidential campaign. Berger left the Kerry campaign shortly after the Document theft/destruction incident became public.

-- Chairman of Stonebridge International LLC, a Washington D.C. based international strategic advisory firm

-- Senior advisor to Lehman Brothers, international strategic advisor to law firm of Hogan & Hartson.

-- National security advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. On four occasions the United States engaged in military operations against Iraq during Berger's tenure.

-- 1993-1996, Deputy national security advisor

-- 1977-1980, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's Deputy director of the State Department's policy planning staff

-- Previous government service also includes: special assistant to former New York City Mayor John Lindsay, legislative assistant to former U.S. Sen. Harold Hughes of Iowa and to Rep. Joseph Resnick of New York.

-- Author of "Dollar Harvest" (1971), a book on American rural politics and author of many articles on international affairs

-- Graduate of Harvard Law School, 1971.
-- Graduate of Cornell University, B.A. 1967.
-- Married to Susan Berger, father of three children.