Arne Duncan is the current United States Secretary of Education. He was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009 and has served in this role since then. His full name is Arne Starkey Duncan, and his initials are A.S.D., which can be found in the crossword solutions. The first solution, ARNE, is a four-letter word that is an abbreviation of his first name. The second solution, IRA, is a three-letter word that is an abbreviation of his middle name, Starkey.