Ashton Carter

Ashton Baldwin "AshCarter (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.

Ash Carter
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25th United States Secretary of Defense
In office
February 17, 2015 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyRobert Work
Preceded byChuck Hagel
Succeeded byJames Mattis
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
October 6, 2011 – December 3, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byWilliam Lynn
Succeeded byChristine Fox (Acting)
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
In office
April 27, 2009 – October 5, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn Young
Succeeded byFrank Kendall
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs
In office
June 30, 1993 – September 14, 1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byStephen Hadley
Succeeded byJack Crouch (2001)
Personal details
Born
Ashton Baldwin Carter

(1954-09-24)September 24, 1954
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 2022(2022-10-24) (aged 68)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Spouse(s)Clayton Spencer (divorced)
Stephanie DeLeeuw
RelationsCynthia DeFelice (sister)
Children2
Alma materYale 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]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 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. 
  3. 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. 

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