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The secretary of defense, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, is by federal law (10 U.S.C. § 113) the head of the Department of Defense, "the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to Department of Defense", and has "authority, direction and control over the Department of Defense".
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources: Michael Rigas [135] Legal Adviser of the Department of State: Reed Rubenstein: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment: Jacob Helberg [51] Awaiting Senate Confirmation Thomas E. Lertsen: January 20, 2025 Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and ...
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. Chris Meagher: September 9, 2022 — John Kirby [4] January 20, 2021 May 27, 2022 Appointed to the National Security Council as coordinator for strategic communications [5] — Department of Defense Press Secretary. Patrick S. Ryder [6] August 4, 2022 — — Chief of Staff to the ...
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (announced October 30, 2020)
Pompeo, who served as CIA director and secretary of state during Trump's first term, is considered a top contender for secretary of defense but could land in various slots involving national ...
Secretary of State: Rex Tillerson: 2017–2018: Mike Pompeo: 2018–2021: Secretary of the Treasury: Steven Mnuchin: 2017–2021: Secretary of Defense: Jim Mattis: 2017–2019: Mark Esper: 2019–2020: Christopher C. Miller (acting) 2020–2021: Attorney General: Jeff Sessions: 2017–2018: William Barr: 2019–2020: Jeffrey A. Rosen (acting ...
As Defense secretary, Hegseth has promised he will root out social justice initiatives and partisan politics in the military, focusing instead on merit-based recruiting, effective deterrence, and ...
Rubio, a Florida Senator, has historically backed Trump’s foreign policy and current skepticism toward Ukraine military funding, making him another potential Secretary of Defense option.. The ...