There are four Republicans in Obama's Administration.-Ray LaHood, Sec. of Transportation-John McHugh, Sec. of the Army-Robert Gates, Sec. of Defense-Chuck Hagel, Co-Chair of Intelligence BoardThere are a coupe others I can't remember...
The Secratary of Defense helps the president carry out his commander-in-chief duties. Right now the Sec. of Defense is Robert M. Gates, but President Obama will appoint a new one.
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There is only one Secretary of Defense in office at any given time. They are appointed by each president upon their election. There have been 24 Secretaries of Defense. The current Secretary of Defense under Barack Obama is Chuck Hagel. Hagel has been in his position since February 27, 2013. President Obama had two previous Secretaries of Defense. His first was Robert Gates, who was appointed by George W. Bush during his presidency. Barack Obama then appointed Leon Panetta, who served for about 18 months before the appointment of Chuck Hagel.
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All eight of the Cabinet Members who were also U. S. Presidents served in the Cabinet before their presidencies. However, Vice President Henry A. Wallace served as Commerce Secretary for a short time after his vice presidency.
The United States Marine Corps, as with all armed services, falls under the Department of Defense. Robert Gates is currently the Secretary of Defense in the Bush Administration and has been nominated as the Secretary of Defense by Presidet-elect Obama as well.
No. The United States Senate voted on the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. During that time, Barack Obama was a senator in the Illinois State Senate. Mr. Obama won election to the U.S. Senate in 2004.
She did not resign. She has stated that she will not serve a second term as Secretary of State under President Obama.
The Attorney General is next in line after the Sec of Defense.