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Christopher Charles Miller

Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Christopher Charles Miller is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Christopher C. Miller · Christopher Charles Miller · Christopher Miller · Кристофер Чарльз Миллер · Крістофер Чарльз Міллер · 7 more...				[sources]
Other name	Chris Miller · Christopher Charles Miller · Миллер, Кристофер Чарльз · کریستوفر سی میلر				[sources]
Birth date	1965-10-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Platteville				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
First name	Charles · Christopher				[sources]
Last name	Miller				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q101423348				[sources]
Position	Acting United States Secretary of Defense · Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (2020-2020) · United States Secretary of Defense (2020-2021)				[sources]
Education	George Washington University (1983-1987) · Iowa City High School · Naval War College (2000-2001)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

acting U.S. Secretary of Defense during the last months of the Trump administration

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Iran	Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs		-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States Secretary of Defense	2020-11-09	2021-01-20

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,022

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,361

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Wikidata · non-official source

Iran Sanctions List405

Individuals and entities in the sanctions list of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran · MFA

External databases

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Wikidata349,891

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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