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'''Richard Vaughn Spencer''' (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 76th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]]. While serving as Secretary of the Navy, he also briefly served as Acting [[United States Secretary of Defense]] and Acting [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense]].<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|date=July 15, 2019|website=news.usni.org|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723022439/https://news.usni.org/2019/07/15/letter-from-acting-secretary-of-defense-richard-v-spencer-to-pentagon|archive-date=July 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Spencer served in the [[U.S. Marine Corps]] from 1976 to 1981 as a [[United States Naval Aviator|Marine Aviator]] and also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of [[Intercontinental Exchange]] from November 2001 to January 2008. Spencer served as Secretary of the Navy from August 3, 2017, to November 24, 2019, when he was fired by [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Mark Esper]] over his handling of the [[Eddie Gallagher (Navy SEAL)|Eddie Gallagher]] case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2025157/statement-by-dod-spokesman-jonathan-hoffman/|title=Statement by DOD Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-24}}</ref> |
'''Richard Vaughn Spencer''' (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 76th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]]. While serving as Secretary of the Navy, he also briefly served as Acting [[United States Secretary of Defense]] and Acting [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense]].<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|date=July 15, 2019|website=news.usni.org|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723022439/https://news.usni.org/2019/07/15/letter-from-acting-secretary-of-defense-richard-v-spencer-to-pentagon|archive-date=July 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Spencer served in the [[U.S. Marine Corps]] from 1976 to 1981 as a [[United States Naval Aviator|Marine Aviator]] and also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of [[Intercontinental Exchange]] from November 2001 to January 2008. Spencer served as Secretary of the Navy from August 3, 2017, to November 24, 2019, when he was fired by [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Mark Esper]] over his handling of the [[Eddie Gallagher (Navy SEAL)|Eddie Gallagher]] case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2025157/statement-by-dod-spokesman-jonathan-hoffman/|title=Statement by DOD Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-24}}</ref> On November 25, 2019, Esper stated that it was Trump who ordered him to fire Spencer.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-ordered-gallagher-allowed-retire-navy-seal-defense/story?id=67292918</ref> |
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Richard V. Spencer | |
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| 76th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office August 3, 2017 – November 24, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Thomas Modly |
| Preceded by | Sean Stackley |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Modly (acting) |
| Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office July 23, 2019 – July 31, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David Norquist (acting) |
| Succeeded by | David Norquist |
| Acting United States Secretary of Defense | |
| In office July 15, 2019 – July 23, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | David Norquist (acting) |
| Preceded by | Mark Esper (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mark Esper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Vaughn Spencer January 18, 1954 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 served in an acting capacity from July 15 to July 31, 2019, while Spencer served as Acting Secretary and Acting Deputy Secretary. | |
Richard Vaughn Spencer (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy. While serving as Secretary of the Navy, he also briefly served as Acting United States Secretary of Defense and Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Defense.[1] 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. Spencer served as Secretary of the Navy from August 3, 2017, to November 24, 2019, when he was fired by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper over his handling of the Eddie Gallagher case.[2] On November 25, 2019, Esper stated that it was Trump who ordered him to fire Spencer.[3]
Early life
Born in 1954 in Waterbury, Connecticut,[4] 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.[5] During his time on the Defense Business Board, he proposed shutting down domestic military commissaries in favor of negotiated military discounts at public retailers.[6]
In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Spencer to serve as the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy.[7][8][9][10] Spencer was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 2017.[11] He was sworn in on August 3, 2017[12] and served until November 24, 2019.[13]
On July 15, 2019, he assumed the duties of acting Secretary of Defense and expected "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."[1] He assumed the duties of Deputy Secretary of Defense on July 23, 2019.
In November 2019, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper stated that he had learned that Spencer had proposed to White House officials that, if they did not interfere with military justice proceedings against Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, Spencer would ensure that Gallagher was able to retire with his Trident Pin, a symbol of membership in the SEALs. Gallagher had been convicted by court martial of wrongfully posing for an unofficial picture with a human casualty, and acquitted of six additional charges including murder, in July 2019. Spencer's private proposal to the White House - which he did not share with Esper over the course of several conversations about the matter - contradicted his public position on the Gallagher case, chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.[14] Spencer was fired by Esper on November 24, 2019, for going outside the chain of command.[13] In a letter to Trump acknowledging his termination, effective immediately, he stressed his belief in the importance of "good order and discipline", saying that "Unfortunately, it has become apparent that in this respect, I no longer share the same understanding with the Commander in Chief who appointed me, in regards to the key principle of good order and discipline. I cannot in good conscience obey an order that I believe violates the sacred oath I took in the presence of my family, my flag and my faith to support and defend the Constitution of the United States."[15]
References
- ^ a b "Letter from Acting Secretary of Defense Richard V. Spencer to Pentagon". news.usni.org. July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Statement by DOD Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-ordered-gallagher-allowed-retire-navy-seal-defense/story?id=67292918
- ^ "Appointments and Resignations - Secretary of the Navy: Who Is Richard Spencer? - AllGov - News". AllGov. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Navy. "U.S. Navy Biographies - Richard V. Spencer". Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Chandrasekaran, Rajiv (May 1, 2013). "Commissary plan, backlash show difficulty of cutting military personnel spending". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "Stocks". Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "President Trump moves to fill out top ranks at Pentagon". TheHill. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ Klimas, Jacqueline (March 9, 2017). "Reports: Former Marine Richard V. Spencer to be nominated for Navy secretary". The Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Newswire Bloomberg reported Trump offered Spencer the job on Thursday." Archived August 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (March 9, 2017)
- ^ LaGrone, Sam (August 1, 2017). "Senate Confirms Richard V. Spencer as SECNAV, Ellen Lord as Pentagon Acquisition Chief". USNI News. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Drew, Jonathan (August 3, 2017). "Marine Vet Richard V. Spencer Takes Over as Navy Secretary". Military.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b O’reilly, Andrew (November 24, 2019). "Eddie Gallagher controversy: Esper fires Navy secretary, SEAL will keep Trident pin, Pentagon says". Fox News. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Parker, Ashley; Lamothe, Dan. "Pentagon chief asks for Navy secretary's resignation over private proposal in Navy SEAL's case". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "READ: Navy Secretary Richard Spencer's letter to the President acknowledging his termination". CNN. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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