Frank Carlucci

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Frank Carlucci
United States Ambassador to Portugal
In office
January 24, 1975 – February 5, 1978
PresidentGerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byStuart Scott
Succeeded byRichard Bloomfield
4th Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity
In office
January 1971 – December 1972
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byDonald Rumsfeld
Succeeded byPhillip V. Sanchez
Personal details
Born
Frank Charles Carlucci III

(1930-10-18)October 18, 1930
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 3, 2018(2018-06-03) (aged 87)
McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery[1]
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Jean Anthony
​
​
(m. 1954; div. 1974)​
Marcia Myers
​
(m. 1976)​
Children3
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
Harvard University (MBA)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1952–1954
RankLieutenant

Frank Charles Carlucci III GCIH (/ˌkɑːrˈluːtʃi/ kar-LOO-chee; October 18, 1930 – June 3, 2018) was an American politician who served as the United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 to 1989 in the administration of President Ronald Reagan.[2] He was the first Italian American to serve in that position.

Carlucci served in a variety of senior-level governmental positions, including Director of the

Reagan administration
.

Early life

Carlucci was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Roxann (née Bacon) and Frank Charles Carlucci, Jr., an insurance broker. His father was of Italian and Swiss-Italian descent.[3] His grandfather was from Santomenna, Italy.[4]

After graduating from

US State Department from 1956 to 1969.[8]

Early career

In 1961, Carlucci was the second secretary at the

US Embassy in the Congo. During that time, Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of independent Congo, was killed in January 1961 during the Congo Crisis.[9]

According to subsequently-released US government documents, US President

Senate Intelligence Committee in 1975. However, subsequent investigations indicate that Lumumba was ultimately executed by an order of a political rival, Moïse Tshombe, who led the State of Katanga, with Belgian assistance.[9][12]

According to

James Schlesinger, Adoula began a White House meeting with President John F. Kennedy with the question "Où est Carlucci?" ("Where is Carlucci?"). Kennedy first responded, "Who the hell is Carlucci?" He then sent Dean Rusk to find him.[14] Oakley added that that instance was "the beginning of Carlucci's meteoric rise!"[15]

A fictionalized 2000

biopic, Lumumba, directed by Raoul Peck, portrayed Carlucci as being involved during his service in Congo in the murder of Lumumba.[14][16] Carlucci furiously denied the claims and successfully went to court to prevent his being named in the film when it was released in the United States.[14][16]

Service in presidential administrations

Secretary Carlucci at a press conference, 1988

In 1969, when US President

Community Action Program.[17] Carlucci was Undersecretary of Health, Education and Welfare when Caspar Weinberger was secretary during the Nixon administration.[17]

In the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes in June 1972, Nixon designated Carlucci to lead the federal response in northeastern Pennsylvania because of his personal ties to the region. At the time, Agnes was the costliest disaster in U.S. history, and the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania was one of the worst hit areas. Carlucci's time in this role was viewed positively by commonwealth and local officials, as well as the general public, given his local ties and effectiveness.[18]

Carlucci became

Lapa neighborhood of Lisbon, was named in his honor.[20]

Carlucci was Deputy Director of the CIA from 1978 to 1981, under Director Stansfield Turner.[8]

Department of Defense

Carlucci was

United States National Security Advisor from 1986 to 1987,[22] where he appointed Colin Powell, later his successor, as Deputy National Security Advisor.[23]

Carlucci became

Iran-Contra Affair.[8] Carlucci served in that position until the end of the Reagan administration, on January 20, 1989.[8][17] Carlucci was notable during the administration for advocating an arms build-up to hasten the end of the Cold War, a policy that Reagan followed.[17]

Later life

Business

Carlucci served as chairman of the

Nortel Networks.[27]

Organizations

Carlucci was affiliated with the

drug legalization.[33]

Personal life and death

Carlucci was married to Billie Jean Anthony from 1954 until the couple divorced in 1974.[34] They had two children.[34] Carlucci was later married to Marcia McMillan Myers from 1976 until his death. They had one daughter.[34]

Carlucci died on June 3, 2018, from complications of Parkinson's disease, at his home in McLean, Virginia, at the age of 87.[7][8]

Honors

References

  1. ^ Frank Carlucci III Notice
  2. ^ "Frank C. Carlucci – Ronald Reagan Administration". Office of the Secretary of Defense – Historical Office. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. Scoop News. Archived
    from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Santomenna: Sui sentieri della memoria". Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Carlucci, Frank Charles (1952). "Two American Businesses in Costa Rica". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Frank Carlucci, Carlyle chairman who led Pentagon, dies at 87". Pensions and Investments. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Nelan, Bruce (June 4, 2018). "Frank Carlucci, defense secretary and tamer of federal bureaucracies, dies at 87". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f McFadden, Robert D. (June 4, 2018). "Frank C. Carlucci, Diplomat and Defense Secretary to Reagan, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c David Akerman (October 21, 2000). "Who Killed Lumumba?". BBC. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  10. ISBN 978-0-8160-5387-2. Archived
    from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  11. ^ Kettle, Martin (August 10, 2000). "President 'ordered murder' of Congo leader". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  12. ISBN 1859844103
    . Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Kennedy, Charles Stuart; Stern, Thomas (July 7, 1992). "AMBASSADOR ROBERT B. OAKLEY" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. pp. 16–17. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  14. ^ a b c Shorrock, Tim (March 14, 2002). "Company Man". The Nation. Archived from the original on September 21, 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  15. ^ Kennedy, Charles Stuart; Stern, Thomas (July 7, 1992). "AMBASSADOR ROBERT B. OAKLEY" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  16. ^ a b ""Carlucci" bleeped from HBO version of Lumumba". WSWS. March 15, 2002. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Frank Carlucci, Carlyle Chairman Who Led Pentagon, Dies at 87". Bloomberg. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  18. ^ "Frank Carlucci III, key figure in Agnes flood recovery, dies at 87". Pocono Record. June 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  19. ^ Frank Carlucci parecia "um típico mafioso italiano" Archived July 7, 2012, at archive.today, João Pedro Henriques, 13 de Novembro 2008
  20. ^ Portugal, U. S. Mission (September 6, 2019). "The Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Portugal is now Casa Carlucci". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Portugal. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  21. ^ SecDef stories - Frank C. Carlucci Archived December 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Department of Defense
  22. ^ "Frank C. Carlucci". history.defense.gov. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2018. Frank C. Carlucci, who had served as Caspar Weinberger's deputy secretary between 1981 and 1983, succeeded him as secretary of defense.
  23. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  24. ^ "BDM International". Brand.Edgar. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  25. ^ "Frank Carlucci Demands His $37 Million". Courthouse News. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  26. ^ "Frank C. Carlucci Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  27. ^ "Frank C. Carlucci". CSIS. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  28. ^ B.W.Holmes (December 2004). "Partial list of people associated with the Project For The New American Century". Reasoned spirituality. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  29. ^ "About the Council". US-Taiwan Business Council. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  30. ISBN 978-1538101810. Archived
    from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  31. ^ "The Carluccis Support RAND's Commitment to Follow the Research Wherever It Leads". RAND. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  32. SourceWatch. Archived
    from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  33. ^ DPA 2010 Annual Report, p. 22.
  34. ^ a b c "Frank Carlucci". NNDB. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  35. ^ "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

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