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Ray Mabus

Personal data
Date of birthOctober 11, 1948(age 63)
Place of birthStarkville, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLynne Mabus
ReligionMethodist
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1970 � 1972
RankLieutenant (junior grade)
Unit 
75th United States Secretary of the Navy
Assumed officeJune 18, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDonald C. Winter
22nd United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In officeJuly 5, 1994 - April 25, 1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Succeeded byWyche Fowler
Preceded byCharles W. Freeman, Jr.
60th Governor of Mississippi
In officeJanuary 12, 1988 - January 14, 1992
LieutenantBrad Dye
Succeeded byKirk Fordice
Preceded byWilliam Allain
37th State Auditor of Mississippi
In office1984 - 1988
Succeeded byPete Johnson
Preceded byHamp King

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Raymond Edwin "Ray" Mabus, Jr. (born October 11, 1948) is the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy. Mabus served as the 60th Governor of the U.S. state of Mississippi from 1988 to 1992 and as United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 1996.

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You should be with us in 2012, join now: my.barackobama.com Former Governors Ray Mabus of Mississippi and Barbara Roberts of Oregon came to fire up volunteers at our Portland office before the weekend's canvass on 5/10/08.
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Governor Ray Mabus Endorses Barack Obama For President
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Governor Ray Mabus Speaks At Barack Obama Rally In Jackson
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The Secretary of the Navy, Hon. Ray Mabus, recently went to Afghanistan to visit Marines and Sailors at Regional Command Southwest. Cpl. Liz Cisneros has the story.
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Harvard University will again host a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program on campus. The agreement, signed Friday afternoon, March 4, at Loeb House by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and President Drew Faust, will end a 40-year hiatus. Watch and listen to Presdient Drew Faust and Secretary Mabus' speech at the event.
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Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, has posthumously awarded the Navy Cross to Corporal Michael W. Ouellette. Sgt Andrew Milner was at the ceremony where Ouellette's mother Donna received the award on her son's behalf.
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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addresses the 2nd annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.
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Navy defeated SMU 28-21 to capture the Frank Gansz Trophy. The post-game ceremony includes talks from former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, and Naval Academy superintendent VADM Michael Miller.
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The new Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus says his top priority is supporting Sailors, Marines and their families. He also wants to make the Navy energy independent and cut costs. See more DoD videos at dodvclips.mil
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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus sits down with host Jon Stewart on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." Check out more DoD videos at dodvclips.mil
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Mabus worried too many unfit for military service - Yall Politics Tweet this news
Yall Politics--US Navy Secretary -Ray Mabus- said Friday he was worried after he learned about 75 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 can't serve in the military because they lack the education, are overweight or have a criminal record - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:55:46 GMT+00:00
United Tech unit fixed oxygen generator on US sub - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--The generator failure occurred just before Navy Secretary -Ray Mabus- and other VIPs arrived at an ice camp about 150 miles north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska last month to observe the New Hampshire, a $2.4 billion submarine commissioned in 2008, ... - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:56:03 GMT+00:00
Graduation speakers chosen; Opinions vary from seniors - Red and Black Tweet this news
Red and Black---Ray Mabus-, United States Secretary of the Navy, will be the speaker at the 2011 undergraduate commencement on May 13. Karen Holbrook, senior vice president for Research, Innovation and Global Affairs and professor of molecular medicine at - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:53:50 GMT+00:00
Mabus worried too many unfit for military service - SunHerald.com Tweet this news
SunHerald.com--US Navy Secretary -Ray Mabus- said Friday he was worried after he learned about 75 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 can't serve in the military because they lack the education, are overweight ... - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:06:03 GMT+00:00
Navy pride on parade in Gulfport - WLOX Tweet this news
WLOX--Leading the celebration as Grand Marshal was US Navy Secretary and former Mississippi governor -Ray Mabus-. He chatted up a few young Navy folks before things got underway. The parade included some military firepower, as well as marchers from variou - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:51:38 GMT+00:00
UGA spring commencement features Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus - Red and Black Tweet this news
Red and Black--United States Secretary of the Navy -Ray Mabus- will be the speaker at the University spring undergraduate commencement exercise May 13 at 7 pm in Sanford Stadium. Karen A. Holbrook, senior vice president for Research, Innovation and Global - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:46:47 GMT+00:00
SECNAV Ray Mabus to Speak at UGA Spring Commencement - US Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog) Tweet this news
US Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog)--Red and Black, an independent student newspaper serving the community of the University of Georgia, reported that Navy Secretary -Ray Mabus- will serve as the commencement speaker during the spring undergraduat - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:16:58 GMT+00:00
Funding Crisis: US Military Slashing Budgets at Home - OzarksFirst.com Tweet this news
OzarksFirst.com--Navy Secretary -Ray Mabus- told a Senate panel last week his department has major budget problems. "A nearly $600 million shortfall in combined Navy and Marine Corps manpower accounts," Mabus testified. According to a Na - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:04:33 GMT+00:00
Energy Conference spotlights military's green energy - MIT News Tweet this news
MIT News--It's not surprising that the US Navy should be at the cutting edge of new energy alternatives, said Secretary of the Navy -Ray Mabus-, speaking at the annual MIT Energy Conference on March 5. Innovation in energy is something the Navy has l - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:22:46 GMT+00:00
Military power demonstration in the Arctic - IBTimes Tweet this news
IBTimes--Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale, Navy Secretary -Ray Mabus- and a Who's Who of other VIPs braved below-zero temperatures this month to visit a temporary camp on the ice about 150 miles north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, where two nuclear-powered - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:32:17 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Hamp King
State Auditor of Mississippi
1984-1988
Succeeded by
Pete Johnson
Preceded by
William Allain
Governor of Mississippi
1988-1992
Succeeded by
Kirk Fordice
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Charles W. Freeman, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
1994-1996
Succeeded by
Wyche Fowler, Jr.
Government offices
Preceded by
Donald C. Winter
United States Secretary of the Navy
2009 - present
Incumbent

Senior Officials in the United States Department of Defense

Secretary of Defense: Robert M. Gates
Deputy Secretary of Defense: William J. Lynn III
Secretaries of the Military Departments:
Secretary of the Army: John M. McHugh * Secretary of the Navy: Ray Mabus * Secretary of the Air Force: Michael B. Donley Under Secretaries of Defense:
Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics: Ashton Carter * Policy: Michèle Flournoy * Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer: Robert F. Hale * Personnel & Readiness: Samuel D. Kleinman * Intelligence: James R. Clapper

United States Department of the Navy leadership

Secretaries
Cabinet LevelStoddert * Smith * Hamilton * Jones * Crowninshield * S Thompson * Southard * Branch * L. Woodbury * Dickerson * Paulding * Badger * Upshur * Henshaw * Gilmer * Mason * Bancroft * Mason * Preston * Graham * Kennedy * Dobbin * Toucey * Welles * Borie * Robeson * R Thompson * Goff * Hunt * Chandler * Whitney * Tracy * Herbert * Long * Moody * Morton * Bonaparte * Metcalf * Newberry * Meyer * Daniels * Denby * Wilbur * Adams * Swanson * Edison * Knox * Forrestal
Dept. of DefenseSullivan * Matthews * Kimball * Anderson * Thomas * T. Gates * Franke * Connally * Korth * Nitze * Ignatius * Chafee * Warner * Middendorf * Claytor * Hidalgo * Lehman * Webb * Ball * Garrett * O'Keefe * Dalton * Danzig * England * Winter * Mabus
Under
Secretaries
Forrestal * Bard * A. Gates * Sullivan * Kenney * Kimball * Whitehair * Thomas * T. Gates * Franke * Bantz * Fay * BeLieu * Baldwin * Baird * Warner * Sanders * Middendorf * Potter * Macdonald * Woolsey * Murray * Goodrich * Garrett * Howard * Danzig * Hultin * Pirie * Livingstone * Aviles * Work
Assistant
Secretaries
Pre-1954Fox * Faxon * Soley * McAdoo * T. Roosevelt Sr. * Allen * Hackett * Darling * Newberry * Satterlee * Winthrop * F. Roosevelt * G. Woodbury * T. Roosevelt Jr. * Robinson * Jahncke * H. Roosevelt * Edison * Compton * Bard * Hensel * Kenney * Andrews * Koehler * Askins * Fogler
Post-1954Financial Management and Comptroller * Installations and Environment * Manpower and Reserve Affairs * Research, Development and Acquisitions * General Counsel of the Navy * defunct: (Air * Installations and Logistics * Material * Research and Development * Research, Engineering and Systems * Shipbuilding and Logistics)

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi

GovernorsHolmes * Poindexter * Leake * Brandon * Holmes * Brandon * Scott * Lynch * Runnels * Quitman * Lynch * McNutt * Tucker * Brown * Matthews * Quitman * Guion * J. Whitfield * Foote * Pettus * McRae * McWillie * Pettus * Clark * Sharkey * Humphreys * Ames * Alcorn * Powers * Ames * Stone * Lowry * Stone * McLaurin * Longino * Vardaman * Noel * Brewer * Bilbo * Russell * H. Whitfield * Murphree * Bilbo * Conner * White * Johnson, Sr. * Murphree * Bailey * Wright * White * Coleman * Barnett * Johnson, Jr. * Williams * Waller * Finch * Winter * Allain * Mabus * Fordice * Musgrove * Barbour
Lieutenant
Governors
Stewart * Patton * Dickson * Brandon * Scott * Winston * office abolished 1832 - 1870 * Powers * Davis * Stone * Sims * Shands * Evans * Jones * Harrison * Carter * Manship * Bilbo * Russell * Casteel * Murphree * Adams * Murphree * Sinder * Murphree * Wright * Lumpkin * Gartin * Johnson * Gartin * Sullivan * Winter * Gandy * Dye * Briggs * Musgrove * Tuck * Bryant

US United States Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia SA

Fish (1940-41) * Kirk (1942-43) * Moose (1943-44) * Eddy (1944-46) * Childs (1946-50) * Hare (1950-53) * Wadsworth (1954-58) * Heat (1958-61) Hart (1961-65) * Eilts (1966-70) * Thatcher (1970-73) * Akins (1973-76) * Porter (1976-77) West (1977-81) * Neumann (1981) * Murphy (1981-83) * Cutler (1984-87) * Horan (1987-88) * Cutler (1988-89) * Freeman (1990-92) * Mabus (1994-96) * Fowler (1996-01) * Jordan (2002-03) * Oberwetter (2004-07) * Fraker (2007-)



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