For the Florida politician, see Frank Carlucci (Florida politician).
Frank Carlucci
Official portrait, 1987
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
14th United States National Security Advisor
In office December 2, 1986 – November 23, 1987
President
Ronald Reagan
Deputy
Peter Rodman Colin Powell
Preceded by
John Poindexter
Succeeded by
Colin Powell
19th 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 Central Intelligence
In office February 10, 1978 – February 5, 1981
President
Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Preceded by
John F. Blake
Succeeded by
Bobby Inman
United States Ambassador to Portugal
In office January 24, 1975 – February 5, 1978
President
Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
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
(1930-10-18)October 18, 1930 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
June 3, 2018(2018-06-03) (aged 87) McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery[1]
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Jean Anthony
(m. 1954; div. 1974)
Marcia Myers
(m. 1976)
Children
3
Education
Princeton University (AB) Harvard University (MBA)
Military service
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1952–1954
Rank
Lieutenant
Frank Charles Carlucci IIIGCIH (/ˌkɑːrˈluːtʃi/kar-LOO-chee; October 18, 1930 – June 3, 2018) was an American politician who served as the United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 to 1989 in the administration of President Ronald Reagan.[2] He was the first Italian American to serve in that position.
Carlucci served in a variety of senior-level governmental positions, including Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity in the Nixon administration, Deputy Director of the CIA in the Carter administration, and Deputy Secretary of Defense and National Security Advisor in the Reagan administration.
^Frank Carlucci III Notice
^"Frank C. Carlucci – Ronald Reagan Administration". Office of the Secretary of Defense – Historical Office. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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