Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
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The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military public communications, media relations, and information policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs canonical | 3 |
| Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Department of Defense position
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government office ⓘ |
| advises |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on public affairs
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Deputy Secretary of Defense on public affairs ⓘ Secretary of Defense on public affairs ⓘ |
| appointmentRequires | advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| category |
Assistant Secretaries of Defense
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surface form:
United States Assistant Secretaries of Defense
United States federal officials ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense officials
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| domain |
information policy
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media relations ⓘ public affairs ⓘ strategic communications ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States federal law ⓘ |
| goal |
inform the American public about U.S. military activities
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maintain transparency and credibility of the Department of Defense ⓘ support operational security while releasing information to the public ⓘ |
| hasRank | Assistant Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| heads | Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
U.S. federal government
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| location | Arlington, Virginia ⓘ |
| memberOf | Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| oversees |
American Forces Network
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Armed Forces Radio and Television Service ⓘ DoD Field Activities ⓘ
surface form:
Defense Media Activity
Pentagon press briefing operations ⓘ Stars and Stripes ⓘ
surface form:
Stars and Stripes (newspaper)
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| partOf |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
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surface form:
Deputy Secretary of Defense
United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Defense
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| responsibleFor |
DoD digital and social media policy
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DoD press operations ⓘ DoD public website policy ⓘ DoD visual information and imagery policy ⓘ community relations programs ⓘ information policy for the Department of Defense ⓘ internal information programs ⓘ media relations for the Department of Defense ⓘ military public communications ⓘ public affairs policy for the Department of Defense ⓘ public information strategy during military operations ⓘ |
| seat |
Pentagon
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surface form:
The Pentagon
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| style | The Honorable ⓘ |
| worksWith |
U.S. government public diplomacy organizations
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White House Communications Office ⓘ
surface form:
White House communications staff
military service public affairs offices ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense
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hasPosition
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
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Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
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this entity surface form:
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs