Frank Carlucci: American politician (1930–2018)
Frank Charles Carlucci III (October 18, 1930 – June 3, 2018) was an American politician.
He served as the United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 to 1989 in the administration of President Ronald Reagan.
Frank Carlucci | |
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| 16th United States Secretary of Defense | |
| In office November 23, 1987 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy | William Taft |
| Preceded by | Caspar Weinberger |
| Succeeded by | Dick Cheney |
| 15th United States National Security Advisor | |
| In office December 2, 1986 – November 23, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy | Peter Rodman |
| Preceded by | John Poindexter |
| Succeeded by | Colin Powell |
| 18th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office February 4, 1981 – December 31, 1982 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Graham Claytor |
| Succeeded by | Paul Thayer |
| 13th Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| In office February 5, 1978 – February 4, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John Francis Blake |
| Succeeded by | Bobby Inman |
| United States Ambassador to Portugal | |
| In office January 24, 1975 – February 5, 1978 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Stuart Scott |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bloomfield |
| 4th Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity | |
| In office January 1971 – December 1972 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Succeeded by | Phillip V. Sanchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Charles Carlucci III October 18, 1930 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 2018 (aged 87) McLean, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Anthony (m. 1954; div. 1974) Marcia Myers (m. 1976) |
| Children | Three (Two with Anthony; One with Myers) |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1952–1954 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
Carlucci served in a variety of senior-level governmental positions, including Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity in the Richard Nixon administration, Deputy Director of the CIA in the Jimmy Carter administration, and Deputy Secretary of Defense and National Security Advisor in the Reagan administration.
Carlucci died on June 3, 2018, from complications of Parkinson's disease, at his home in McLean, Virginia, at the age of 87.
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