Richard D. DownieRICHARD DUNCAN DOWNIE is currently Chief of the North and Central America Branch in the office of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Strategy, Policy and Plans Directorate. He is also currently serving on the U.S. Delegation negotiating a possible U.S. resence in Panama after 1999. He has held a variety of command and staff positions and has written in scholarly and professional journals. Read More Read Less