From the Pentagon to the private sector, Victoria Clarke has been at the center of some of the most historic events in the United States in recent years. Serving most recently as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Clarke was at her desk in the Pentagon's outer ring when the World Trade Center was attacked on September 11, 2001. By the time the Pentagon was hit, Clarke had already moved to the Command Center, where she was one of a small handful of top aides to stay with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld throughout the day-leaving the building only to see the crash site and brief the media. From those first moments on 9/11, to embedding correspondents with military units in Operation Iraqi Freedom-a program she conceived, designed and ran-Clarke has played a leading role in shaping the public's understanding of the war on terrorism.
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