Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary Under Obama, Dies at 68 - The New York Times

U.S.|Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary Under Obama, Dies astatine 68

Ashton B. Carter, a theoretical physicist who aboriginal climbed the enactment ranks astatine the Pentagon, culminating successful 2 years arsenic caput of defence nether President Barack Obama, a presumption helium utilized to further unfastened the subject to women and transgender work members, died connected Monday astatine his home in Boston. He was 68.

The origin was a bosom attack, his household said successful a statement.

Dr. Carter was wide regarded for his prowess successful subject exertion and policy. After teaching astatine Harvard and directing its John F. Kennedy School of Government, helium joined the Clinton medication successful 1993 arsenic adjunct caput of defence for planetary information policy. In that position, helium directed efforts to assistance post-Soviet states successful securing their stockpiles of atomic weapons.

Later, successful the archetypal Obama administration, helium archetypal served arsenic the nether caput liable for acquisition and logistics, and past lawman caput of defence nether Chuck Hagel. In the archetypal position, helium streamlined the acquisition of thousands of mine-resistant vehicles; successful the second, helium helped transportation retired the president’s displacement to Asia, reshuffling defence resources and priorities to the Pacific Rim successful an effort to antagonistic China.

He is survived by his wife, Stephanie; his daughter, Ava; his son, Will; and his sisters, Corinne Greene and Cynthia DeFelice.