Navy secretary ray mabus biography

Although Ray Mabus was the youngest governor in America at the time of his inauguration on January 12, , he had accumulated an impressive record of public service and academic achievements.

Born October 11, , in Choctaw County, Mississippi, Raymond Edwin Mabus had earned three degrees: a bachelor of arts from the University of Mississippi, summa cum laude; a master’s in political science from Johns Hopkins; and a law degree from Harvard, magna cum laude. He had been offered a Fulbright Scholarship, had held a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and had traveled widely throughout Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and Latin America.

In addition to a two-year tour of duty in the United States Navy aboard a guided-missile cruiser, Mabus had also served as a law clerk in the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and as a legal counsel to a subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee. As legal counsel to Governor William Winter, he was instrumental in the drafting and enactment of the Education Reform Act of , a stricter law against driving under the influence of alcohol, and an open records law.

In Mabus was elected state auditor in his first campaign for public office. As state auditor, Mabus became a highly visible and s

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We face dynamic global security environment, more complicated than at any time in the post-WW II era, with China increasingly flexing its muscles, a revanchist Russia, wild cards in the Middle East and Northwest Asia and non-state actors – even lone wolves – spreading terror.

The leader of the world’s only global Navy and Marine Corps for the last eight years, a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and a former CEO, Ray Mabus is the most traveled senior government leader ever, logging over million miles to visit with Sailors, Marines and senior political and military leaders in separate countries and territories.

Mabus offers a unique, insider’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities, the risks and potential rewards facing not just those concerned about national security, but also those whose businesses are impacted by international events – which means every business.

Achieving leadership generally is a long, hard and uphill road and those who travel it frequently take great risks in their climb, but too many become risk-averse onc

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Ray Mabus

American politician

Ray Mabus
Official representation,
In office May 19, &#;– January 20,
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Robert O. Work Robert C. Martinage (acting) Thomas W. Hicks (acting) Janine A. Davidson
Preceded by	Donald C. Winter
Succeeded by	Richard V. Spencer
In office July 5, &#;– April 25,
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	John Frank Bookout Jr.
Succeeded by	Wyche Fowler
In office January 12, &#;– January 14,
Lieutenant	Brad Dye
Preceded by	William Allain
Succeeded by	Kirk Fordice
In office January 5, &#;– January 7,
Governor	William Allain
Preceded by	Hamp King
Succeeded by	Pete Johnson
Born	Raymond King Mabus Jr. () Oct 11, (age&#;76) Ackerman, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Julie Hines &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Lynne Horecky &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Children	3
Relatives	Brandon Presley (cousin-in-law)[1][2]
Education	University party Mississippi (BA) Johns Hopkins Institution of higher education (MA) Harvard Institution of higher education (JD)
Allegiance	&#;United States
Branch/service	&#;United States Navy
Years&#;of service	–
Rank	Lieutenant (junior grade)

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