Ashton Carter
Ashton Baldwin "Ash" Carter (September 24, 1954 – October 24, 2022) was an American politician, military civillian official and academic. He was the United States Secretary of Defense from 2015 to 2017. He is also a physicist and a former Harvard University professor of Science and International Affairs. He was nominated by President Barack Obama, and confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 93–5, to replace Chuck Hagel as the US Secretary of Defense.
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| 25th United States Secretary of Defense | |
| In office February 17, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Robert Work |
| Preceded by | Chuck Hagel |
| Succeeded by | James Mattis |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – December 3, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William Lynn |
| Succeeded by | Christine Fox (Acting) |
| Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics | |
| In office April 27, 2009 – October 5, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John Young |
| Succeeded by | Frank Kendall |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs | |
| In office June 30, 1993 – September 14, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Stephen Hadley |
| Succeeded by | Jack Crouch (2001) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ashton Baldwin Carter September 24, 1954 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2022 (aged 68) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Clayton Spencer (divorced) Stephanie DeLeeuw |
| Relations | Cynthia DeFelice (sister) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) St John's College, Oxford (MS, PhD) |
Carter died from a heart attack at his home in Boston, Massachusetts on October 24, 2022, one month after his 68th birthday.[2][3]
Ashton Carter Media
From left, Carter, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and President Barack Obama in 2012
Carter arrives in Herat, Afghanistan, in 2013.
Carter's official portrait
Vice President Joe Biden swears in Ash Carter as the 25th defense secretary as Carter's wife, Stephanie, looks on during a private ceremony at the White House.
Carter meeting with Mohammed bin Salman and his advisor Ahmad Asiri in 2016
Carter departing from the Pentagon on his last day in office
Carter at the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea
Carter, William Perry and former secretary of state George Shultz, October 12, 2012
Carter meeting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, July 21, 2015
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References
- ↑ Cooper, Helene; Sanger, David E.; Landler, Mark (December 5, 2014). "In Ashton Carter, Nominee for Defense Secretary, a Change in Direction". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ↑ de Vries, Karl (October 25, 2022). Ash Carter, former defense secretary under Obama, dies at 68. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/25/politics/ashton-carter-dies/index.html. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ↑ Risen, Clay (October 25, 2022). Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary Under Obama, Dies at 68. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/25/us/ashton-b-carter-dead.html. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
Other websites
- Preventive Defense Project Archived 2017-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Ashton B. Carter Archived 2010-07-05 at the Wayback Machine expert profile at the Belfer Center of Harvard University
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Collected columns at Foreign Affairs magazine
- Works by or about Ashton Carter in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Department of Defense biography