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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2015 – Ash Carter, a former deputy
defense secretary who today received a 93-5 affirmative vote by the U.S. Senate
to succeed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, received a welcome back and praise
from President Barack Obama.
“Ash Carter served as a key leader of our national security
team in the first years of my presidency, and with his overwhelming bipartisan
confirmation by the Senate today, I’m proud to welcome him back as our next
secretary of defense,” Obama said in a White House statement issued today.
“With his decades of experience, Ash will help keep our military strong as we
continue the fight against terrorist networks, modernize our alliances, and
invest in new capabilities to keep our armed forces prepared for long-term
threats.”
As secretary of defense, the president continued, “Ash will
play a central role in our work with Congress to find a more responsible approach
to defense spending that makes the department more efficient, preserves
military readiness, and keeps faith with our men and women in uniform and their
families.
“We have the strongest military in the history of the
world,” Obama added, “and with Secretary Carter at the Pentagon and our troops
serving bravely around the world, we’re going to keep it that way.”
Hagel will remain in office as defense secretary until
Carter is sworn in.
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