Full Name:
Charles 'Chuck' T. Hagel
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lilibet; 2 Children: Allyn, Ziller
Birth Date:
10/04/1946
Birth Place:
North Platte, NE
Home City:
Omaha, NE
Religion:
Episcopalian
BA, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1971
Attended, Brown Institute for Radio and Television, 1966
Former Republican Deputy Whip, United States Senate
United States Secretary of Defense, 2013-2015
Confirmed, United States Secretary of Defense, February 26, 2013
Nominated by Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense, United States of America, January 7, 2013
Senator, United States Senate, 1997-2008
Co-Chair, Congressional Executive Committee on the People's Republic of China
Co-Chair, Congressional Study Group on Germany
Member, Senior Advisory Committee, Committee of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University
President, Private Sector Council
Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Council
Co-Founder, Vanguard Cellular Systems Incorporated
Director, Vanguard Cellular Systems Incorporated
President, McCarthy and Company, 1991-1996
Chief Operating Officer, Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations, 1990
Deputy Director, Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations, 1990
President, World United Service Organizations, 1987-1990
Chief Executive Officer, World United Service Organizations, 1987-1990
Deputy Administrator, Veterans Administration, 1981-1982
Deputy Commissioner General of the United States, World's Fair, 1982
Manager of Government Affairs, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1977-1980
Chief of Staff, Representative John Y. McCollister, 1971-1977
Talk Show Host, KBON/KLNG, 1969
Newscaster, KBON/KLNG, 1969
Sergeant, United States Army, Vietnam, 1967-1968
Chair, Agent Orange Settlement Fund
Chair of the Board, American Information Systems
Life Member, American Legion
Board Member, American Red Cross
Trustee, Bellevue University
Member, Board of Directors, Arlington National Cemetery Historical Society
Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Member, Board of Directors, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Member, Board of Trustees, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust
Member, Bread for the World
Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Member, Disabled American Veterans
Member, Eisenhower World Affairs Institute
Member, German Marshall Fund's Trade and Poverty Forum
Trustee, Hastings College
Board Member, International Republican Institute
Member, Military Order of the Purple Heart
Member, National Advisory Committee, Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Chair, No Greater Love, Incorporated
Member, Paralyzed Veterans of America
Member, Private Sector Council
Member, Rippon Society
Life Member, Veterans of Foreign War
Chair, Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary
Co-Chair, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Corporate Council
Life Member, Vietnam Veterans of America
Member, World Board of Governors, United Service Organization
Chair, World United Service Organizations Advisory Council
Astrological Sign:
Libra
Awards:
Millard E. Tydings Award for Courage and Leadership in American Politics, 2008
National Urban League Congressional Leadership Award, 2008
U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Spirit of Enterprise" Award, 2008, 2007
Distinguished Service Award for International Statesmanship from the International Relations Council of Kansas City, 2007
Don Wagner Leadership Award, 2006
Luminosity Award from the Bonnie J. Addario Breath Away From the Cure Foundation, 2006
University of Nebraska at Omaha's Alumni Award for Excellence in Public Service, 2006
Washington Coal Club Annual Achievement Award, 2006
Champion of the Children Award, American Association of School Administrators, 2005
Marlin Fitzwater Excellence in Public Communication Award, 2005
Omaha World-Heralds "Midlander of the Year" Award, 2005
Public Service Award, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2005
Award for Distinguished International Leadership, Atlantic Council, 2004
Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award, 2004
Boy Scouts of America's Good Scout Award
Atlantic Councils Distinguished International Leadership Award
Distinguished Service Medal, Center for the Study of the Presidency
European Institutes Transatlantic Leadership Award
Golden Plow Award, American Farm Bureau Federation
Horatio Alger Award, Horatio Alger Association
Housing Policy Council Leadership Award
National Farmers Union Golden Triangle Award
National Parent Teacher Associations Outstanding Child Advocacy Award and the Committee for Education Fundings Special Recognition Award
National School Board Associations Special Recognition Award
Nebraska Veterans Advocate of the Year Award, Small Business Administration
Outstanding Child Advocacy Award, National Parent Teacher Association
Research Beacon Award, Fragile X Research Foundation
Special Recognition Award, National School Board Association
Transatlantic Leadership Award, European Institute
William Howard Taft Public Service Award, The University Club
Father's Name:
Charles Dean Hagel
Father's Occupation:
Lumberyard worker
Mother's Name:
Betty Hagel
Publications:
"Voices of War: Stories of Service from the Home Front and the Front Lines" by The Library Of Congress, Chuck Hagel and Max Clelan
"America: Our Next Chapter", 2008