William J. Perry

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William J. Perry is an American mathematician, engineer, and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense and is noted for his leadership in defense technology and nuclear security policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
United States Secretary of Defense
engineer
human
mathematician
statesman
advisorTo United States government
affiliation Democratic administrations of the United States
areaOfInfluence U.S. national security policy
international nuclear security
awardReceived Defense Distinguished Service Medal
surface form: Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Presidential Medal of Freedom
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
educatedAt Carnegie Technical Schools
surface form: Carnegie Institute of Technology

Pennsylvania State University
Stanford University
employer Stanford University
Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation
familyName Perry
fieldOfWork arms control
defense technology
engineering
mathematics
nuclear security
genre non-fiction
givenName William
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
name William J. Perry self-link
notableFor advocacy for nuclear disarmament
nuclear threat reduction initiatives
post–Cold War U.S. defense restructuring
notableWork leadership in U.S. defense technology policy
leadership in U.S. nuclear security policy
writings on nuclear danger and disarmament
occupation engineer
government official
mathematician
university professor
positionHeld Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
United States Secretary of Defense
residence California, United States
surface form: California
workedOn advanced conventional weapons
defense modernization
missile defense
nuclear weapons policy

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William J. Perry name William J. Perry self-link