Major General Carl H. Freeman, USA (born 1947) is a retired American Quartermaster officer and former chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Washington, D.C. Freeman was born in Lynwood, California.

Over the course of his military career he served in Vietnam and as both an Infantry and Quartermaster Officer.

Major General Freeman culminated his distinguished career as the chairman, Inter-American Defense Board,[1] Freeman graduated from the University of Alabama with a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies, and he also received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Lafayette College.

His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Parachute Rigger Course, the Quartermaster Officer Advanced Course, Foreign Area Officer Course, the Mexican War College, the US Army School of the Americas, the US Army War College, and the CAPSTONE Military Leadership Program.

He holds the Ford Foundation-Harvard University Innovations in American Government Award and the Organization of American States Medal for distinguished service in the areas of humanitarian de-mining and natural disaster assistance.