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    In January of 2013, then United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Leon Panetta under the auspicious of the President and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lifted the ban excluding women from combat-related jobs. The policy, part of the Women Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, barred women from combat-related occupations within the U.S. military for more than 60 years. Opinions varied with liberal-minded individuals and feminist praising the administration 's progressivist ideas concerning gender

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    On the other hand there is Madeleine Albright, the first woman to be appointed United States Secretary of State. She was born in Prague in 1937. Albright and her family Fled Czechoslovakia once it was invaded by the Nazis. They went to settle in England and stayed there during the war. They came back after the war, but had to flee again when the communists took power. Her family established themselves in Colorado, where her father “worked as both a journalist and a diplomat” (“Madeleine…” 1). Albright

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    as the 6th President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. He also severed as a diplomat, a Senator and member of the House of Representatives. He was a member of the Federalists, Democratic- Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties (Discus2015). Adams was the secretary of state in the ‘Era of Good Feelings’ (1815- 1825). He had been, earlier in his career as a Federalist, demonstrated his political independence. As secretary of state, he was inevitably a presidential

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    around the 1500s the exact date is unknown. Hamilton was married to Elizabeth Schuyler in 1780 and had family with her. He was a delegated to the constitution Convention and major author of the Federalist paper, he was the first Secretary of Treasure of the United States from 1789-1795. He was well known as a Political Scientist, Government Official, Journalist, Military Leader, Economist and a lawyer. He was George Washington assistant in 1788, he convinces the people of New York to ratify the U

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    Branden Ellis Mrs. Stele AP Eng Lang Com 3 March 2024 Rhetorical Analysis Essay In 1997, then United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright gave a speech to the graduating class of Mount Holyoke College, a women’s college in Massachusetts. In this speech, she talks about the importance of living life with courage and faith. In order to effectively convey this she uses a political lens, examples of courageous women around the world, and tone words. Albright uses a political lens as a way to

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    Introduction For this research paper, I will be examining some circumstances and challenges surrounding the tenure of former United States Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) The Honorable Robert M. Gates. The evidence to support my research paper will be derived from Alfred A. Knopf’s book entitled, “Robert M. Gates, Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War”, and some web journals/articles. Gates was originally appointed SECDEF by President George W. Bush, and asked to remain in that office by his predecessor

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    Secretary of Education Recommendation Paper DaWayne D. Nettles Columbia College 2015 The Secretary of Education report charts the future of United States higher education and outlines various recommendations to improve it. As higher education evolves in unexpected ways, this new landscape demands innovation and flexibility from the institutions that serve the nation’s learners. The recommendations mentioned include assess, cost and affordability, financial aid, learning, transparency

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    Hillary Rodham Clinton, born on October 26, 1946, is currently the 67th United States Secretary of State working under Barack Obamas presidency. Up until this year, she was the United States Senator for the state of New York, starting in 2001. Before becoming the Senator for New York, she served as the First Lady of the United States for 8 years, which came to an end in 2001 when her husband, Bill, had completed his second term as President. Hillary acted as the leading candidate for the Democratic

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    Background. Hillary Clinton was appointed as secretary of state by The President Barack Obama and served from 2009 through 2013. Her email difficulties began during initial tenure as secretary of state (Eugene, 2016). She contended on using her personal BlackBerry phone for all her email communications, but she was not permitted to take the phone into Mahogany Row office which is a secure space (Eugene, 2016). This was very frustrating for Clinton, as secretary of state; she needed to manage a flood of email

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    Democratic Party presidential primaries Barack Obama had specifically criticized Clinton 's foreign policy credentials. December: President Obama appoints Hillary Clinton as the Secretary Of State. 2009 January 13: 2) The clintonemail.com domain is created. January 21: 3) Senate confirms Hillary Rodham Clinton as Secretary Of State. March 18: 4) “Clinton will later name this as the date she began using a private server for government business.” December 29: (5) President Barack Obama issued an executive

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