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William Cohen, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Defense

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William Cohen

American politician (born 1940)

William Sebastian Cohen is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979–1997), and as Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) under…
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United States Secretary of Defense

Head of the US Department of Defense

The United States secretary of defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet. The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the…
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