Zbigniew Brzezinski (born
March 28,
1928) is an
American political scientist and public official. He was born in
Warsaw,
Poland, the son of a diplomat, and raised in
Canada. He received a Ph.D. at
Harvard University in 1953. Later, he became a
United States citizen. From
1977 to
1981, Brzezinski served as
National Security Advisor to US
President Jimmy Carter, where he was known for his hardline policies on the
Soviet Union and his support for terrorist training camps in
Pakistan and
Afghanistan.