Ashton Carter
 Ashton Carter    ( academic, spook?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Ashton Baldwin Carter September 24, 1954 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 24, 2022 (Age 68) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | • Edinburgh University • Yale University • Oxford University • Rockefeller University • MIT Center for International Studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | • Ava • Will | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Clayton Spencer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interests |  “terrorism” | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Democratic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Cynthia DeFelice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former US Secretary of Defense
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Ashton Carter was a former United States Secretary of Defense.
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Career
He was a senior partner at Global Technology Partners and an affiliate of Rothschild North America.[1]
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."[2]
In October 2015, announcing the award to Northrop Grumman of the contract to build a fleet of stealthy planes known as the Long Range Strike Bomber, valued at nearly $60 billion, Ashton B. Carter said the program represents a “technological leap” that will allow the United States to “remain dominant.”[3]
Publications
He co-authored "Catastrophic Terrorism: A National Policy" with Philip Zelikow and John Deutch.
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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| Barack Obama/Presidency | 20 January 2009 | 20 January 2017 | The Barack Obama administration | |
| 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 | Switzerland WEF | 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". |
