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| '''Richard Vaughn Spencer''' (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who currently serves as the 76th ], he simultaneously is currently serving as Acting ]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2019/07/15/letter-from-acting-secretary-of-defense-richard-v-spencer-to-pentagon|title=Letter from Acting Secretary of Defense Richard V. Spencer to Pentagon|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> Spencer served in the ] from 1976 to 1981 as a ] and also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of ] from November 2001 to January 2008. | '''Richard Vaughn Spencer''' (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who currently serves as the 76th ], he simultaneously is currently serving as Acting ]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2019/07/15/letter-from-acting-secretary-of-defense-richard-v-spencer-to-pentagon|title=Letter from Acting Secretary of Defense Richard V. Spencer to Pentagon|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> Spencer served in the ] from 1976 to 1981 as a ] and also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of ] from November 2001 to January 2008. | ||
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For other people with similar names, see Richard Spencer.| Richard Spencer | |
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| Acting United States Secretary of Defense | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 15, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | David Norquist (acting) |
| Preceded by | Mark Esper (acting) |
| 76th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 3, 2017* | |
| Preceded by | Ray Mabus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-01-18) January 18, 1954 (age 71) Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Rollins College (BA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1976–1981 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| *Thomas Modly serves in an acting capacity from July 15, 2019 – present while Spencer serves as Acting Secretary of Defence. | |
Richard Vaughn Spencer (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who currently serves as the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy, he simultaneously is currently serving as Acting United States Secretary of Defense. Spencer served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1976 to 1981 as a Marine Aviator and also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Intercontinental Exchange from November 2001 to January 2008.
Early life
Born in 1954 in Waterbury, Connecticut, Spencer attended Rollins College as an undergraduate, majoring in economics. After graduating, he joined the United States Marine Corps, serving as a Marine Aviator from 1976 to 1981.
Career
After leaving the Marines as a captain, he worked on Wall Street for 15 years, holding positions at Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, A. G. Becker, Paine Webber and Merrill Lynch. Spencer served on the Defense Business Board, a Pentagon advisory panel, from 2009 to 2015 and on the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel. During his time on the Defense Business Board, he proposed shutting down domestic military commissaries in favor of negotiated military discounts at public retailers.
Secretary of the Navy
In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Spencer to serve as the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy. Spencer was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 2017. He was then sworn in on August 3, 2017.
On July 15, 2019 he assumed the duties of acting Secretary of Defense and expects "to continue to serve in this role until a Secretary of Defense nominee is confirmed by the Senate and assumes office. At that time, I will continue to serve as Secretary of the Navy."
References
- ^ "Letter from Acting Secretary of Defense Richard V. Spencer to Pentagon".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - "Appointments and Resignations - Secretary of the Navy: Who Is Richard Spencer? - AllGov - News". AllGov. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- U.S. Navy. "U.S. Navy Biographies - Richard V. Spencer". Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- Chandrasekaran, Rajiv (2013-05-01). "Commissary plan, backlash show difficulty of cutting military personnel spending". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- "Stocks". Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "President Trump moves to fill out top ranks at Pentagon". TheHill. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- Klimas, Jacqueline (March 9, 2017). "Reports: Former Marine Richard V. Spencer to be nominated for Navy secretary". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- "Newswire Bloomberg reported Trump offered Spencer the job on Thursday." (March 9, 2017)
- LaGrone, Sam (August 1, 2017). "Senate Confirms Richard V. Spencer as SECNAV, Ellen Lord as Pentagon Acquisition Chief". USNI News. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- Drew, Jonathan (2017-08-03). "Marine Vet Richard V. Spencer Takes Over as Navy Secretary". Military.com. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
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