Matthew Spence (lawyer)
Matthew Spence | |
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter speaks with Matthew Spence on the plane July 20, 2013. | |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Exum |
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| Education | Stanford University (BA, MA) Yale University (JD) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
| Awards | Secretary of Defense Award for Outstanding Public Service |
Matthew Spence is an American lawyer, international relations scholar, and former senior defense official currently serving as Managing Director of Guggenheim Partners, focusing on issues related to security and technology.