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Defense Secretary Ash Carter is traveling in Europe to meet with defense leaders in Paris to discuss the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

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Profile photo of Defense Secretary Ash Carter Ash Carter is the 25th secretary of defense. He previously served as deputy defense secretary and as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. Carter has received the Defense Department's Distinguished Service Medal five times and the Defense Intelligence Medal. Biography