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Ashton B. Carter

Ash Carter is the 25th secretary of defense. He previously served as deputy defense secretary and as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. Carter has received the Defense Department's Distinguished Service Medal five times and the Defense Intelligence Medal. Biography

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12/15/2016
Joint Press Conference with Secretary Carter and Secretary Fallon in London, England
12/13/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter in Aviano, Italy
12/13/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Aviano, Italy
12/11/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter and Lt. Gen. Townsend in Qayyarah West, Iraq
12/10/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the 2016 IISS Manama Dialogue, Manama, Bahrain
12/09/2016
Remarks with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani
12/09/2016
Press Conference With General John Nicholson
12/08/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Defense Minister Parrikar in New Delhi, India
12/08/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi, India
12/07/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter enroute to Delhi, India
12/07/2016
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Japanese Defense Minister Inada in Tokyo, Japan
12/07/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Japanese Defense Minister Inada in Tokyo, Japan
12/06/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Prime Minister Abe in Tokyo, Japan
12/06/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Yokosuka, Japan
12/04/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter En Route to Tokyo, Japan
11/28/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter and French Minister of Defense Le Drian at DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
11/17/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
11/17/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, San Antonio, Texas
11/16/2016
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Col.Dorrian via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
11/15/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter in Twentynine Palms, California
11/15/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter to Troops at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California
11/14/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Media Availability En Route to California
11/14/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in an Interview Forum hosted by The Atlantic and 1776
11/03/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Ohio
11/03/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter enroute to Dayton, Ohio
11/02/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
11/02/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a troop event, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
11/01/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Force of the Future Event at The City College of New York in New York City
10/28/2016
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Col. Dorrian via Teleconference from Bagdad, Iraq
10/26/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
10/25/2016
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Minister Le Drian in Paris, France
10/23/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter and Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend in Irbil, Iraq
10/22/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter and Lt. Gen. Townsend at Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq
10/22/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Baghdad, Iraq
10/22/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter Following his Meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi in Baghdad, Iraq
10/21/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter enroute to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
10/21/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter enroute to Ankara, Turkey
10/20/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Minister Han in a Press Conference in the Pentagon Briefing Room
10/11/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Media Availability in Trinidad and Tobago
10/10/2016
Media Availability With Secretary Carter en route to Trinidad and Tobago
09/30/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Press Conference, Ko Olina, Hawaii
09/30/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at ASEAN Defense Informal
09/28/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Press Gaggle in Albuquerque, New Mexico
09/27/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Press Gaggle at Kirtland AFB
09/27/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter to Troops at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
09/26/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Press Gaggle at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota
09/26/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter to troops at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota
09/21/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Worldwide Troop Talk Moderated by Tech. Sgt. Holly Roberts-Davis
09/19/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter on Innovation in Defense Policy at the Hoover Institution, Washington, D.C.
09/14/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter following DIUx visit in Austin, Texas
09/13/2016
Media Availability by Secretary Carter in San Francisco, California
09/13/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in TechCrunch Disrupt Fireside Chat, San Francisco, California
09/09/2016
Joint Media Availability with Secretary Carter and Minister Eriksen Søreide in Oslo, Norway
09/08/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter in the United Kingdom
09/07/2016
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Secretary Michael Fallon
09/07/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford, England.
09/06/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter enroute to London, England
08/31/2016
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook in the Pentagon Briefing Room
08/29/2016
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Minister Parrikar in the Pentagon Briefing Room
07/28/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois
07/28/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Media Availability at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois
07/27/2016
Remarks by Secretary Of Defense Ash Carter in a Media Availability
07/27/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Fort Bragg, North Carolina
07/26/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Media Availability at a DIUx event in Boston, Massachusetts
07/20/2016
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Gen. Votel on the Counter-ISIL Coalition, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
07/12/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter and Gen. Nicholson in Kabul, Afghanistan
07/12/2016
Joint Press Conference with Secretary Carter and President Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan
07/12/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Afghanistan
07/11/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter and Lt. Gen. MacFarland in Iraq
07/11/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Iraq
07/07/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter en route to Warsaw, Poland
06/30/2016
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter on Transgender Service Policies in the Pentagon Briefing Room
06/22/2016
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Senator Joseph Donnelly (D-Ind.) Hold Media Availability Crane, Indiana
06/22/2016
Remarks by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter at a Troop Event, Fort Knox, Kentucky
06/22/2016
Media availability by Secretary Carter at Fort Knox, Kentucky
06/17/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at Hack the Pentagon Ceremony
06/15/2016
Press Conference with Secretary Carter at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
06/13/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Press Gaggle en route to Belgium
06/10/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the Defense One Tech Summit
06/05/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Q&A; at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore
06/04/2016
Joint Press Conference with Secretary Carter, Adm. Harris and Adm. Richardson at the Shangri-la Dialogue, Singapore
06/03/2016
Joint Press Conference with Secretary Carter and Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen at the Ministry of Defense in Bukit Batok, Singapore
06/02/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter En Route to the Shangri-La Dialogue
05/31/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at Fort Hauchuca, Arizona
05/31/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
05/30/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
05/25/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island
05/25/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
05/24/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event at Naval Base New London, Connecticut
05/24/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at Naval Base New London, Connecticut
05/23/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter enroute to New Haven, Connecticut
05/13/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter, General Robinson and Defence Minister Sajjan in a Press Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado
05/12/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Media Availability, Colorado Springs, Colorado
05/12/2016
Remarks by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs
05/11/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at DIUx, Palo Alto, California
05/11/2016
Media Availability with Secretaries Carter, Pritzker and Johnson
05/04/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter Following the Counter-ISIL Coalition Meeting in Stuttgart, Germany
05/02/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter enroute to Stuttgart, Germany
04/29/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Air Force Secretary James regarding the Nomination of General Goldfein to be Air Force Chief of Staff
04/20/2016
Opening Statement as Delivered at U.S.-GCC Defense Ministerial Joint Press Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
04/18/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Media Availability, Baghdad, Iraq
04/18/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event, Baghdad, Iraq
04/16/2016
Media Gaggle
04/16/2016
UAE Troop Talk
04/15/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Media Availability aboard USS John C. Stennis in the South China Sea
04/15/2016
Stennis Troop Talk
04/14/2016
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Secretary Gazmin in Manila, Philippines
04/11/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter in Goa, India
04/11/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Goa, India
04/10/2016
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter Holds a Media Availability In India, Part 2
04/10/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at the Mangeshi Temple in Goa, India
04/08/2016
Remarks on "America's Growing Security Network in the Asia-Pacific" (Council on Foreign Relations)
04/05/2016
Remarks on "Goldwater-Nichols at 30: An Agenda for Updating" (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
04/01/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter on a major announcement in new technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
03/31/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Roundtable at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas
03/23/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter en route to Washington, DC
03/23/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a "Fireside Chat" at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
03/04/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
03/04/2016
Media Availability by Secretary Carter in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
03/03/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Microsoft Breakfast with Military Leaders in Seattle, Washington
03/02/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a "Fireside" Chat with Ted Schlein in San Francisco, California
03/01/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California
03/01/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter in San Francisco, California.
02/12/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Media Availability
02/11/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
02/11/2016
Department of Defense Press Conference with Secretary Carter at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
02/09/2016
Media Availability With Secretary Carter en route to Brussels, Belgium
02/04/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
02/03/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Miramar, California
02/03/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter to Sailors Pierside in Naval Base San Diego, California
02/03/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at MCAS Miramar, California
02/02/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter on the Budget at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
02/02/2016
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at Naval Air Station, China Lake, California
01/28/2016
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter on Force of the Future Reforms in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room
01/22/2016
Remarks by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in Plenary Session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
01/22/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
01/21/2016
Remarks by Secretary Carter at Ecole Militaire in Paris, France
01/20/2016
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and French Minister of Defense Le Drian in Paris, France
01/19/2016
Media Availability With Secretary Carter en route to Paris, France
01/14/2016
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter at U.S. Central Command Headquarters, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
12/19/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter Aboard the USS Kearsarge
12/19/2015
Remarks by Secretary Ash Carter Aboard the USS Kearsarge
12/19/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter Aboard the French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle
12/18/2015
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Afghanistan Minister Stanekzai in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
12/18/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Afghanistan
12/17/2015
Media Availability With Secretary Carter in Erbil, Iraq
12/16/2015
Media Availability With Secretary Carter in Baghdad, Iraq
12/16/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Baghdad, Iraq
12/15/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at Town Hall in Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
12/15/2015
Media Availability With Secretary Carter in Incirlik, Turkey
12/14/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter En Route to Incirlik, Turkey
12/11/2015
Joint Press Conference With Secretary Carter and Secretary Fallon in the Pentagon Briefing Room‎
12/10/2015
Joint Press Briefing by Secretary Carter and Minister Parrikar in the Pentagon Briefing Room
12/03/2015
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter in the Pentagon Briefing Room
12/01/2015
Discussion with Secretary Carter at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Harvard Institute of Politics, Cambridge, Massachusetts
11/18/2015
"Building the First Link to the Force of the Future" Remarks by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter at the George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs, Washington, D.C.
11/16/2015
Discussion on Global Security in the 21st Century with Secretary Carter at the Wall Street Journal Chief Executive Officer Council Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
11/07/2015
Remarks on “Strategic and Operational Innovation at a Time of Transition and Turbulence” at Reagan Defense Forum
11/06/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
11/05/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Sailor Event aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt
11/05/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter Aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt
11/04/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at the ASEAN Defense Ministers-Plus Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11/02/2015
Joint Press Briefing by Secretary Carter and Minister Han Min-goo in Seoul, South Korea
11/01/2015
Media Availability with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter at the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea
10/31/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a troop event at Fort Wainwright, Alaska
10/31/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter in Fort Wainwright, Alaska
10/30/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter en route to Fort Wainwright, Alaska
10/28/2015
Joint Press Briefing with Secretary Carter and Minister Ya'alon in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room
10/27/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Minister Ya'alon to a class of U.S. and international students at National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
10/23/2015
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter in the Pentagon Briefing Room
10/15/2015
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter and Press Secretary Cook in the Pentagon Briefing Room
10/14/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the Association of the U.S. Army Sustaining Member Luncheon, Washington, D.C.
10/13/2015
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter, Secretary Kerry, Australian Foreign Minister Bishop and Australian Defence Minister Payne in Boston, Massachusetts
10/09/2015
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Secretary of State for Defense Fallon in London, England
10/08/2015
Press Conference by Secretary Carter at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
10/07/2015
Joint Press Conference Secretary Carter and Minister Pinotti in Rome, Italy
10/07/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, October 6, 2015
10/06/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter following a Troop Event at Morón Air Base, Spain
10/05/2015
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Spanish Minister of Defense D. Pedro Morenes Eulate
10/04/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter En Route to Madrid, Spain
09/30/2015
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter in the Pentagon Briefing Room
09/28/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Minister Kishida at a Signing Ceremony at the Pentagon
09/24/2015
Joint Press Briefing by Secretary Carter and Ukrainian Defense Minister Colonel-General Poltorak in the Pentagon Briefing Room
09/23/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg following the Lean In Circle with female military servicewomen, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
09/16/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference 2015, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland
09/11/2015
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter Remarks at Pentagon Community Remembrance, Friday, September 11, 2015
09/11/2015
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter Remarks at 9/11 Memorial, Friday, September 11, 2015
09/09/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at the "Wait What?" three-day Future Technology Forum organized by DARPA in St. Louis, Missouri
09/01/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter in a Worldwide Troop Talk at the Defense Media Activity
08/29/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, Mountain View, California
08/27/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, California
08/27/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, California
08/26/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
08/26/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
08/20/2015
Department of Defense Press Briefing with Secretary Carter in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room
07/24/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Erbil, Iraq
07/23/2015
Remarks by Secretary Carter at a Troop Event in Baghdad, Iraq
07/22/2015
Media Availability With Secretary Carter in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
07/20/2015
Joint Press Conference with Secretary Carter and Minister of Defense Ya'alon in Tel Aviv, Israel
07/19/2015
Media Availability with Secretary Carter En Route to Tel Aviv, Israel