Phil Carter
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Phillip Eugene Carter[2] is an American lawyer, writer, and former officer in the United States Army.[3][4] Carter was a founding member of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and he also served as a principal of the Truman National Security Project.[citation needed] He was senior fellow and counsel at the Center for a New American Security, and director of the CNAS research program on the Military, Veterans & Society. Beginning September 2018, he served as the Director of the Personnel & Resources Program at the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center in Washington, D.C.[1] Carter now works as senior director, corporate counsel for Salesforce, supporting the company's public sector businesses, and teaches as an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center.
Phil Carter | |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Policy | |
In office April 27, 2009 – December 2009 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Secretary | Robert Gates |
Preceded by | Sandra Hodgkinson |
Succeeded by | William K. Lietzau |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Democratic |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., J.D.) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1997-2006[1] |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |