President Barack Obama will announce Friday that Ash Carter is his
pick to replace outgoing-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the White House
confirms.
Carter is a
well-decorated national security official who also is a former deputy
defense secretary. The Philadelphia native has on several occasions been
awarded the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal -- the
department's highest honor -- and has received multiple medals for his
contributions to intelligence.
In addition to his
service in national security, Carter also has a long list of academic
accomplishments, ranging from a stint as professor and chair at
Harvard's Kennedy School, to a physics instructor at Oxford.
Carter was previously
unanimously confirmed by the Senate for his deputy defense secretary
job. So far, reaction to the potential nomination from Congress has been
generally positive, with both Republicans and Democrats vocalizing
support for his nomination.
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