James Reginald Eden (born 21 July 1973) is the current Secretary of Defense of the Allied States of America, elected to the position in early 2007 by then-President Henry J. Fortis. Before being chosen to serve in the executive branch of the Allied States Government, Eden was the Undersecretary of the United States Army, however, when Nevada and five other states ceded from the US, Eden was offered this position by Fortis.