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Robert M. Gates is the current US Defense Secretary or Secretary of Defense.
He has been serving in this position since December 2006.
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∙ 9y agoChuck Hagel, as of August 2014, is the United States Secretary of Defense. Hagel previously served as a United States Senator from Nebraska.
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∙ 9y agoThe United States has a Secretary of Defense to advise the President on military matters. The US Defense Secretary is Chuck Hagel.
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∙ 9y agoChuck Hagel was sworn in to be the United States Defense Secretary in February of 2013. He advises the President on military matters.
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∙ 8y agoChuck Hegel is the US Secretary of Defense, having taken this position on 2013 February 27, under President Barack Obama.
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∙ 13y agoRobert Gates. Gates was initially nominated by President Bush. Like many elements of President Bush(R)'s military policy, Barack Obama(D) has retained Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense.
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∙ 15y agoRobert Michael Gates
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What is the difference between defense secretary and the secretary of defense?
Secretary of Defense is the title on the US cabinet officer who runs the US armed forces. "Defense Secretary" may be a short form of Secretary of Defense or maybe refer to a similar position in some country other than the US.
Who is the US secretary of war?
The position of Secretary of War refers to the leader of the War Department. This agency and position was disbanded in the US in 1947, after WWII. The most similar agency in the US is now the Department of Defense, headed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
Who was Robert McNamara?
US Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War.
Who is the current secretary of defense?
The current US Secretary of Defense is Robert Gates.
Who is is the present secretary of national defense?
The current US Secretary of Defense is Robert M. Gates.
What is the title of the head of the US Department of Defense?
Secretary of Defense
Who was the Secretary of Defense of the US in 1993?
Robert McNamara was the US Secretary of Defense in 1963. After his term as Secretary of Defense, he went on to become the President of the World Bank.
US Cabinet position responsible for war?
the secretery of defense
Who is the current U.s secretary of defense?
As of January 2011, the Secretary of Defense is Robert Gates.
Who currently serves as the Secretary of Defense?
As of June 2014, Chuck Hagel is the United States Secretary of Defense. He previously was a US Senator from Nebraska.
What are the qualifications of becoming a secretary of defense?
The US Secretary of Defense is a position known as Defense Minister in other nations. It is a position appointed by the President and is by custom a member of the Cabinet.
Who was the US secretary of Defense when Vietnam war began to escalate?
Robert McNamara was Secretary of Defense during the main build-up with President Johnson.
