Tag: Chuck Hagel

• Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 04:36 UTC

  Obama makes official nomination of Ashton Carter as Pentagon chief

  

  President Barack Obama on Friday named Ashton Carter, a highly regarded technocrat, to lead the Pentagon as the US military embarks on the latest phase in its 13-year war against Islamic extremists.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 07:40 UTC

  Two hard-core Pentagon former officials candidates for US Secretary of Defense

  

  President Barack Obama is considering two former Defense Department officials as successors to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, administration officials said on Monday. Both are seasoned national security professionals whose credibility among members of both parties and Defense Department experience would be considered assets in managing the threat from the Islamic State, budget cuts and other challenges.

• Monday, October 13th 2014 - 07:04 UTC

  Head of Pentagon underlines military partnership of the US with Chile

  

  US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with government leaders in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Sunday to discuss deepening the U.S. military partnership with Chile.

• Friday, July 18th 2014 - 07:32 UTC

  US confirms six Guantanamo prisoners will be transferred to Uruguay

  

  President Barack Obama's administration has discretely notified Congress of its intention to transfer to Uruguay six prisoners from the U.S. base in Guantanamo, Cuba, according to the State Department.

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 06:20 UTC

  UK remains “the US most capable and interoperable ally” in defense issues

  

  UK Defense Secretary Philip Hammond has been talking about why the UK and US must remain partners of choice in defense. This week Mr Hammond gave a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC about the special relationship that exists between the UK and the US, describing the UK as the most capable and interoperable ally.

• Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 11:22 UTC

  Washington pledged support for Japan in dispute with China over islands

  

  The United States pledged support for ally Japan in a growing dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea and senior US administration officials accused Beijing of behavior that had unsettled its neighbors.

• Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 05:10 UTC

  Jack Lew closer to becoming US Treasury Secretary; Senate votes Hagel for the Pentagon

  

  Jack Lew won the Senate Finance Committee’s approval to become US Treasury secretary and a full vote in the upper house confirmed Chuck Hagel as the next US defense secretary. The Senate approved the nomination Tuesday in a vote of 58 to 41.