Frank Carlucci Frank Carlucci Frank Charles Carlucci III (October 18, 1930 – June 3, 2018) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 to 1989 in the administration of President Ronald Reagan. Carlucci served in a variety of senior-level governmental positions, including Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity in the Richard Nixon administration, Deputy Director of the CIA in the Jimmy Carter administration, and Deputy Secretary of Defense and National Security Advisor in the Reagan administration. Carlucci was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Roxanne (née Bacon) and Frank Charles Carlucci,
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs the ASD(HA) is an Executive Service Level IV official. He or she is nominated by the President of the United States, and confirmed by the United States Senate. This position was originally established in 1949 as the "Chairman, Armed Forces Medical Policy Council." Reorganization Plan No. 6 (1953) abolished the council and transferred its functions to a new position, the "Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)". In August 1953, some functions of this position were transferred to the "Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower)", and the title was changed to "Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health and Medical)". The position was abolished