American Military News by Ryan Morgan April 13, 2021
President Joe Biden has nominated Christine Wormuth, former undersecretary of defense for policy under President Barack Obama, to serve as the Secretary of the Army. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to serve as the top civilian leader in the U.S. Army.
The White House announced the nomination in a Monday press release.
Wormuth was appointed to serve as the deputy undersecretary of defense for strategy, plans, and force development in August 2012 and then to serve as the undersecretary of defense for policy in June of 2014, where she served until June of 2016. Wormuth has also served as the director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center and a senior fellow at the RAND Corporation.
Wormuth teaches as an adjunct professor in Georgetown University’s graduate program in security studies and led the Biden-Harris Defense Agency Review Team in January. Wormuth has received twice received the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.
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