Carlos Del Toro | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 78th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| Assumed office August 9, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | James Geurts (acting) Meredith Berger (acting) Erik Raven Thomas Mancinelli (acting) |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Braithwaite |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Havana, Cuba |
| Spouse | Betty Del Toro |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) Naval War College (MA) George Washington University (MPS) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Rank | Commander |
Carlos Del Toro (born 1961)[1] is a Cuban-American entrepreneur and retired United States Navy officer who has served as the 78th United States Secretary of the Navy since 2021.[2][3] He is the second Hispanic American to serve as the Secretary of the Navy, after Edward Hidalgo.[4]
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 88. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "Guantanamo says goodbye to last Cuban 'commuters'". AP News. December 14, 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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