William Perry
| William Perry | |
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Perry at the 2015 swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter
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| 19th United States Secretary of Defense | |
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In office February 3, 1994 – January 23, 1997 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Deputy |
John M. Deutch John P. White |
| Preceded by | Les Aspin |
| Succeeded by | William Cohen |
| 19th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
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In office March 5, 1993 – February 3, 1994 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Donald J. Atwood Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John M. Deutch |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William James Perry October 11, 1927 Vandergrift, Pennsylvania |
| Spouse(s) | Leonilla Mary Green |
| Children | 3 sons, 2 daughters |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University Pennsylvania State University |
| Religion | Unitarian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1950–1955 |
| Unit | Reserves |
William James Perry (born October 11, 1927) is an American mathematician, engineer, and businessman who was the United States Secretary of Defense from February 3, 1994, to January 23, 1997, under President Bill Clinton. He also served as Deputy Secretary of Defense (1993–1994) and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (1977–1981).
Perry is currently the Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor (emeritus) at Stanford University, with a joint appointment at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the School of Engineering. He is also a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He serves as director of the Preventive Defense Project. He is an expert in U.S. foreign policy, national security and arms control. In 2013 he founded the William J Perry Project (http://www.wjperryproject.org/), a non-profit effort to educate the public on the current dangers of nuclear weapons.
Former Secretary Perry also has extensive business experience and currently serves on the boards of several high-tech companies. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among Perry's numerous awards are the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1997), Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1998) and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2002), awarded by the Emperor of Japan.
Born in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, Perry graduated from Butler Senior High School in 1945 and served in the United States Army as an enlisted man from 1946 to 1947, including service in the Occupation of Japan. Perry later received a commission in the United States Army Reserve through ROTC, serving from 1950 to 1955.
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