Donald H. Rumsfeld, 21st Secretary of Defense from January 2001 to December 2006 has Died
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld testifying at a Senate hearing on the Defense Department budget Library of Congress Donald H. Rumsfeld served as the 21st Secretary of Defense from January 2001 to December 2006. Before assuming this post, the former Navy pilot had also served as the 13th Secretary of Defense, White House Chief of Staff, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, U.S. Congressman and chief executive officer of two Fortune 500 companies. Secretary Rumsfeld had directed the actions of the Defense Department in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Thus far, the Global Wa...