Peter Fanta

Peter Joseph Fanta^[1] (born 1961)^[2] is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters who served in February 2018.^[3]

Peter Fanta
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters
In office February 2018
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 63–64) Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University (MPA) Naval War College (MA) U.S. Naval Academy (BS)
Military service
Branch/service	US Navy
Years of service	37
Rank	Rear admiral

He is a retired Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. His final active duty assignment was as director of Warfare Integration. He previously served as Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Five.

Biography

Fanta is a native of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.^[4] He holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.

Career

Fanta graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1983. He has served aboard the USS Rushmore (LSD-47), USS Falcon (MHC-59), USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), USS Pegasus (PHM-1) and the USS Coontz (DDG-40). Other assignments have included serving as an executive assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).

As of December 2016, he was serving as the Navy's Director of Surface Warfare.^[5]

Awards and honors

Awards he has received include the:

• Legion of Merit (4)
• Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
• Meritorious Service Medal (2)
• Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3)