Melissa Dalton | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Under Secretary of the Air Force | |
Assumed office May 29, 2024 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Kristyn E. Jones (acting) |
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | |
Acting | |
In office April 26, 2024 – May 29, 2024[1] | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Sasha Baker |
Succeeded by | Cara L. Abercrombie (acting) |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs | |
In office March 4, 2022 – May 29, 2024[1] | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Kenneth Rapuano |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Zimmerman (acting) |
Personal details | |
Education | University of Virginia (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
Melissa Griffin Dalton is an American defense official who is serving as the under secretary of the Air Force. She previously served as the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs in the Biden administration.