Jim Webb | |
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 Official Senate portrait | |
| United States Senator from Virginia | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | George Allen |
| Succeeded by | Tim Kaine |
| 66th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office May 1, 1987 – February 23, 1988 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John Lehman |
| Succeeded by | William Ball |
| 1st Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs | |
| In office May 3, 1984 – April 10, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Duncan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Henry Webb Jr. February 9, 1946 St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (since 2006) |
| Other political affiliations | Republican (before 2006) |
| Spouses | Barbara Samorajczyk
(m. 1968; div. 1979)Jo Ann Krukar
(m. 1981; div. 2004)Hong Le Webb (m. 2005) |
| Children | 6 (1 stepchild) |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1968–1972 |
| Rank |  Captain[1] |
| Unit | Delta Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War (WIA) |
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James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs[2] and is a retired Marine Corps officer.
Outside of working in government, Webb has also worked as a journalist, filmmaker, and author of ten books. In addition, he taught literature at the United States Naval Academy and was a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. As a member of the Democratic Party, Webb announced on November 19, 2014, that he was forming an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for President of the United States in 2016. On July 2, 2015, he announced that he would be joining the race for the Democratic nomination for president, but stepped down from running in the primaries on October 20, 2015, stating that he was "not comfortable" with many political positions from the party's leadership.[3]
In 2020, Webb was named the first distinguished fellow of University of Notre Dame's International Security Center.[4]
- ^ Marine Corps Gazette, Roles & Mission: A Time for Change March 1972 http://www.jameswebb.com/articles/military-and-veterans/roles-missions-time-for-a-change
- ^ "Ronald Reagan: Nomination of James H. Webb, Jr., To Be Secretary of the Navy". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ Webb, Jim Jr. (October 20, 2015). "A Statement from Jim Webb". Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre (March 17, 2020). "Former Senator and Secretary of the Navy James Webb named inaugural distinguished fellow at Notre Dame International Security Center". Notre Dame News. Retrieved February 8, 2021.