Ashton Carter
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 Ashton Carter    (Former, Harvard University, Professor & Chair of the International & Global Affairs faculty, at the, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Ashton Baldwin Carter 1954-09-24 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Edinburgh University, Yale University, Oxford University, Rockefeller University, MIT Center for International Studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | • Ava • Will | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Aspen/Strategy Group, Atlantic Council/Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Center for a New American Security, Council on Foreign Relations/Members, Rhodes Scholar/1976, Trilateral Commission | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Democratic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | • 3 siblings • including • Cynthia DeFelice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In August 2015, The Guardian reported that "Pentagon chief Ashton Carter, backed by powerful US military officers, have withheld support for sending [Shaker] Aamer back to the UK."[1]
An appointment by Ashton Carter
| Appointee | Job | Appointed |
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| James H. Baker | Office of Net Assessment/Director | 13 May 2015 |
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Munich Security Conference/2009 | 2009 | 2009 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 45th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2013 | 1 February 2013 | 3 February 2013 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 49th Munich Security Conference |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values". |
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