United States Secretary Of Defense

United States Secretary of Defense

The United States secretary of defense, secondarily titled the secretary of war, is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the Cabinet of the United States. The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the military is second only to that of the president of the United States, who is the commander-in-chief. This position corresponds to what is generally known as a defense minister in many other countries. The president appoints the secretary of defense with the advice and consent of the Senate, and is by custom a member of the Cabinet and by law a member of the National Security Council.

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• Entity:  Official Post

• Style:  Mr. Secretary (Informal), The Honorable (Formal)
• Abbreviation:  Secdef/Secwar Or Secdef/Secwar
• Member of:  Cabinet, National Security Council
• Reports to:  President Of The United States
• Seat:  The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia
• Appointer:  The President, With Advice And Consent Of The Senate
• Term length:  No Fixed Term
• Constituting instrument:  10 U.s.c.
• Wikidata description:  Head Of The U.s. Department Of Defense
• Wikidata label:  United States Secretary Of Defense
• Wikidata aliases:  United States Secretary Of Defense, U. S. Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Of The United States, Secretary Of Defense, Defense Secretary, United States Secretary Of War, U. S. Secretary Of War, Secretary Of War Of The United States, Secretary Of War, Us Defense Secretary

• Related Topics:  Lists Of Members Of The Cabinet Of The United States, Cabinet Of The United States