William C. Foster as United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

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William C. Foster served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, playing a key leadership role in the Pentagon during the early Cold War era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government official
human
appointedBy President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman

John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfService United States of America
employer United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

United States government
era early Cold War
familyName Foster
fieldOfWork arms control
defense policy
disarmament
national security
gender male
givenName William
governmentBranch Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

United States Department of State
hasRole arms control negotiator
civilian defense leader
influenced U.S. arms control policy
U.S. defense policy
influencedBy Cold War security concerns
memberOf executive branch of the United States
surface form: United States executive branch
militaryBranch none
name William C. Foster NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership in the Pentagon during the early Cold War
work on arms control and disarmament policy
officeContested none
participatedIn Cold War
partOf United States national security leadership
placeOfActivity United States of America
surface form: United States

international diplomatic forums
positionHeld Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
residence Washington, D.C.
workLocation Pentagon
surface form: The Pentagon

Washington, D.C.

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Stephen T. Early officeSucceededBy William C. Foster as United States Deputy Secretary of Defense