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Otto O. Lee (; born in Hong Kong) has been a Sunnyvale, California city council member since 2003, before which he was on the Planning Commission, which he chaired from 2000 to 2001. From 2005 to 2006 he was vice mayor and from 2006 to 2007 the 57th mayor of Sunnyvale. He is a patent attorney, and a co-founder and partner of the Intellectual Property Law Group LLP.〔City of Sunnyvale Councilmember Lee, Seat 5, http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/City+Council/Council+Members/otto-lee.html accessed November 18, 2008〕 Prior to becoming a lawyer, Lee served in the U.S. Navy as a supply corps officer. He is a commander in the United States Naval Reserve and the executive officer of a Naval Aircraft Carriers Reserve unit based in San Diego.〔〔Otto Lee Bio at IPLG LLP, http://www.iplg.com/attorney_profiles/otto_lee.html accessed November 18, 2008〕 He received a B.S. in chemical engineering and nuclear engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and an LL.M. in Public International Law from Leiden University, The Netherlands.〔 In 2008 he qualified in the June primary to compete to represent District 3 on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, but lost to David Cortese in the November general election, receiving 45.2% of votes cast to Cortese's 55.8%.〔Cody Kraatz, "Things ran smoothly at Sunnyvale polling places," ''Sunnyvale Sun'' November 12, 2008, p. 11〕 ==Military career== Lee has been in the US Navy Reserve since attending college. Upon graduating from UC Berkeley, Lee served as an ensign during the first Gulf War. After this initial active duty he continued to serve in the Navy Reserve, recalled to active duty for Operation Noble Eagle in 2003 and again in 2009 for Operation Iraqi Freedom.〔Cody Kraatz, "Sunnyvale councilman Lee called up for one-year tour of duty in Iraq," San Jose Mercury News Dec 10. 2008, http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_11186199〕〔 Commander Lee was stationed at Camp Victory in Baghdad as the Chief of Drawdown Material Disposition & Policy at the Combined Joint Logistics Headquarters. During his tour, Lee survived many close calls - including a mortar attack 90 feet away - earning several medals including the Bronze Star for his service. His work in Iraq resulted in the closing of more than 200 bases and accounted for the disposition of hundreds of millions of dollars in materiel. Lee also supported the defense of the Republic of Korea under the Commander Naval Forces Korea. Lee currently holds the rank of commander. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Otto Lee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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