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Honorable Christine Wormuth was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and appointed as the 25th Secretary of the U.S. Army May 28, 2021. The Secretary of the Army is the senior civilian official...
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Dr. Mark T. Esper was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Nov. 15, 2017, and sworn in as the 23rd secretary of the U.S. Army, Nov. 20, 2017.
As secretary, he has statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the U.S. Army, to include the recruitment, organization, training, equipping, and care of 1.4 million active duty, National Guard, Reserve Soldiers, Department of the Army Civilians and their Families.
For the past seven years, Esper was a senior executive at the Raytheon Company as vice president for Government Relations. From 2008-2010, Esper served concurrently as executive vice president for the U.S. Chamber of Commerces Global Intellectual Property Center and as vice president for Europe and Eurasian Affairs. From 2006-2007 he served as COO ...
His Pentagon experience includes serving as the deputy assistant secretary of defense (Negotiations Policy) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and earlier on the Army staff as a war planner. Esper was also chief of staff of the Heritage Foundation, and taught at Missouri State Universitys Department of Defense and Strategic Studies program i...
Esper is a 1986 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and received his commission in the Infantry. Upon completion of Ranger and Pathfinder training, he served in the Regular Army for over a decade, including service in the 1990-1991 Gulf War with the 101st Airborne Division. He later commanded an airborne rifle company in Europe. Following active ...
Esper holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a doctorate in Public Policy from George Washington University.
Christine Wormuth is the 25th Secretary of the Army since May 2021. She has worked on defense and national security policy for more than twenty-five years as a career civilian and as a presidential appointee.
Christine Elizabeth Wormuth (born April 19, 1969) is an American defense official and career civil servant who serves as the United States Secretary of the Army since 2021. She is the first female United States Secretary of the Army.
May 27, 2021 · Christine Wormuth, a former Pentagon official and Biden administration appointee, was confirmed by the Senate as the Army's top civilian leader. She has a background in defense policy and public service, but no direct experience in uniform or Congress.
Secretary of the Army's official web page, including a biography, news, photos and videos related to the U.S. Army senior leader.
May 6, 2022 · Our deployed forces now include two Corps—the XVIII Airborne Corps and our newly re-activated V Corps—two Divisions—the 82nd Airborne Division and 1st Infantry Division—six Brigade Combat Teams,...
