Chuck Hagel
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Charles Timothy Hagel is an American politician and Army veteran who served as the 24th United States secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 in the administration of Barack Obama. He previously served
Official portrait, 2013
Hagel's portrait as a senator.
Hagel in a 2002 visit with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and Afghan Minister of Women's Affairs Sima Samar
Senator Chuck Hagel arriving at Camp Ramadi, during a 2008 visit to U.S. Service members in Iraq
Ash Carter
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Ashton Baldwin Carter was an American government official and academic who served as the 25th United States secretary of defense from February 2015 to January 2017. He later served as director of the
Chuck Hagel
…making anonymous comments after his resignation in an effort to destroy his reputation. Hagel continued in post until the confirmation of his successor, Ash Carter, in February 2015. Since 2018, both Hagel and the University of Nebraska Omaha have held the Chuck Hagel Symposium in Public Service. Also held with…
Official portrait, 2015
From left, Carter, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and President Barack Obama in 2012
Carter arrives in Herat, Afghanistan, in 2013
Carter's official portrait