Christine Wormuth
Christine Wormuth | |
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Brian McKeon (acting) | |
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Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | April 19, 1969
Children | 2 |
Education | Williams College (BA) University of Maryland, College Park (MPP) |
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Christine Elizabeth Wormuth[1] (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.[2] She is the first female United States Secretary of the Army.[3]
Early life and education
Christine Elizabeth Wormuth[4] was born on April 19, 1969, in the community of La Jolla, north of San Diego. After growing up in College Station, Texas, she graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts with a bachelor's degree in political science before earning her master's in public policy from the University of Maryland.[5]
Career
Wormuth entered government service as a presidential management intern in 1995. She spent the next 6+1⁄2 years as a civil servant in the Defense Department. Later, she worked as a government consultant and then a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Before she was nominated for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Wormuth served in the National Security Council as the Special Assistant to the President and the Defense Policy and Strategy Senior Director.[6] From 2009 to 2010, Wormuth was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense.
Obama administration
Wormuth was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. On June 19, 2014, she was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote.[7] As the Under Secretary, Wormuth contributed to counter-terrorism operations and engaged in defense relations with Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.[7]
Upon the conclusion of her tenure as the Under Secretary, Wormuth was appointed as the Director of the
Biden administration
In November 2020, Wormuth was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Department of Defense.[9]
Secretary of the Army
On April 12, 2021, President
Personal life
Secretary Wormuth is married to Andrew "Drew" Kuepper, a former
References
- ^ "PN361 — Christine Elizabeth Wormuth — Department of Defense, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Secretary of the Army | The United States Army". Secretary of the Army | The United States Army. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Cox, Chelsey. "Christine Wormuth confirmed as first woman secretary of the Army". USA TODAY.
- ^ a b "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Christine E. Wormuth > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography". www.defense.gov. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "Christine Wormuth". The Cipher Brief. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ a b "Senate Confirms Obama Nominee Christine Wormuth as DoD Policy Chief". Executive Gov. June 24, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ Monica, 1776 Main Street Santa; California 90401-3208. "Christine Wormuth Appointed Director of RAND International Security and Defense Policy Center". www.rand.org. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Agency Review Teams". President-Elect Joe Biden. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ Tiron, Roxana (April 12, 2021). "Biden Picks Christine Wormuth as First Female Army Secretary". Bloomberg News. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ a b O’Brien, Connor (May 27, 2021). "Senate confirms Wormuth as first female Army Secretary — for real this time". POLITICO.
- ^ https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/21-37_05-13-2021.pdf
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-kuepper-7064a584
- ^ "Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth". US Army. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022.