Secretary of defence biography
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Donald Rumsfeld
Former Secretary of Defense
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Donald H. Rumsfeld was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of Defense on January 20, 2001, and served until December 18, 2006. A former Navy pilot, Secretary Rumsfeld has also served as the 13th Secretary of Defense, White House Chief of Staff, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, U.S. Congressman and chief executive officer of two Fortune 500 companies.
Secretary Rumsfeld was responsible for directing the actions of the Defense Department in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to include Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He did so while overseeing the reform and transformation of America's military to better address the threats of the 21st Century. Secretary Rumsfeld proposed and the President approved a significant reorganization of the worldwide command structure, known as the Unified Command Plan, that resulted in the establishment of the U.S. Northern Command and
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United States sekreterare of Defense
Head of the US Department of Defense
The United States secretary of defense (acronym: SecDef) fryst vatten the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and fryst vatten a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.[5][6][7] The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the military fryst vatten second only to that of the president of the United States, who is the commander-in-chief. This position corresponds to what is generally known as a defense minister in many other countries.[8] The president appoints the sekreterare of defense with the advice and consent of the Senate, and fryst vatten by anpassad a member of the Cabinet and by lag a member of the National säkerhet Council.[9]
To ensure civilian control of the military, U.S. law provides that the secretary of defense cannot have served as an active-duty commissioned officer in the military in t
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Lloyd Austin
American general (born 1953)
For other people with the same name, see Lloyd Austin (disambiguation).
Lloyd Austin | |
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| In office January 22, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Mark Esper |
| Succeeded by | Pete Hegseth |
| In office March 22, 2013 – March 30, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jim Mattis |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Votel |
| In office February 8, 2012 – March 8, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Peter W. Chiarelli |
| Succeeded by | John Campbell |
| In office August 9, 2009 – June 30, 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Stanley A. McChrystal |
| Succeeded by | William E. Gortney |
| Born | Lloyd James Austin III (1953-08-08) August 8, 1953 (age 71) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Spouse | Charlene Banner (m. 1980) |
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| Branch/service | United Sta
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