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Chuck Hagel Secretary of Defense Nominee

January 07, 2013

UPDATE: Chuck Hagel has been confirmed as Secretary of Defense. Here is a statement from President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, Fred Kempe.

Earlier Update: The Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for former Senator Chuck Hagel was held on Thursday, Jan. 31. Video of his testimony is available here. Hagel's remarks, as prepared for delivery, can be read here.

Atlantic Council Chairman Chuck Hagel has been nominated as Secretary of Defense by President Obama.

Collected below are items of interest by and about Senator Chuck Hagel on the Council website.

Atlantic Council Press Releases:

Statements By Atlantic Council Board and Staff on Hagel Nomination

  • Brent Scowcroft, International Advisory Board Chairman:
    "Senator Hagel is one of the most well-respected and thoughtful voices on both foreign and domestic policy. At an uncertain time in America—with a significant debt burden, a polarized Congress, and a host of challenges facing the international community—we are confident Senator Hagel will be able to provide a vibrant, no-nonsense voice of logic and leadership to the United States."
  • Frederick Kempe, President and CEO:
    "His approach to addressing crucial global challenges is to forge bipartisan support at home and deepen engagement with allies and friends abroad—the essence of the Atlantic Council mission. We praise President Obama for his wisdom in employing Senator Hagel's unique experience and talents."
  • Colin Powell, Honorary Board Director:
    "Chuck displays his courage in many ways. You can always count on him to analyze a difficult situation and take a position that reflects his best judgment. I believe that more than ever we need that kind of independent and bold leader who thinks in and out of the box. He is the kind of leader needed by the Department of Defense to deal with the strategic and resource challenges it will be facing over the next several years."
  • Robert Gates, Honorary Board Director:
    "[H]e is a man of complete integrity and deep patriotism. . . . The country and our men and women in uniform would be well-served by his swift confirmation."
  • James L. Jones, Brent Scowcroft, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Frank Carlucci,  Board Directors:
    "Hagel is a man of unshakable integrity and wisdom who has served his country in the most distinguished manner in peace and war. He is a rare example of a public servant willing to rise above partisan politics to advance the interests of the United States and its friends and allies." 
  • Nicholas Burns and Thomas Pickering,  Board  Directors:
    "As a decorated Vietnam veteran, an extremely successful entrepreneur in the private sector and as a two-term senator, he brings unusually high qualifications and experiences to the Department of Defense at this time of budget constraint and challenges to reshape America’s military power while keeping it strong for the coming decades."
  • Brent Scowcroft, Chuck Wald, and Anthony Zinni - Board Directors:
    "He would bring a long-term strategic vision to the job and to the President’s Cabinet. . . .Most importantly, we believe that the person who can best lead the Pentagon is one who understands the importance of the challenges that our warfighter faces. Everyone in the Department of Defense, from the most-recently enlisted Privates to the senior General Officers, respect his service to his country on the battlefields in Vietnam. Even more, his decades of work with Veterans organizations show that he will forcefully advocate for continued support to the men and women of our armed forces long after they have returned from today’s battlefields."
  • Richard Burt, Ryan Crocker, Thomas Pickering, and Frank Wisner, Board Directors and Ross Wilson, Director, Patriciu Eurasia Center:
    "Few are as qualified, courageous, or well equipped to head the Department of Defense at this critical moment as the nation seeks to strengthen America's role in this changing world."

Senator Hagel Speaking at Atlantic Council Events:

 Atlantic Council Publications Chaired By Senator Hagel

New Atlanticist Columns By Senator Hagel

Related New Atlanticist Columns

Atlantic Council News Items:

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