James E. McPherson

James E. McPherson

James Edwin McPherson (born January 20, 1953 in Los Angeles County , California ) is a former American Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and current government official.

From 2004 to 2006, McPherson was the United States Navy Judge Advocate General .

After confirmation by the US Senate on March 23, 2020 and swearing in on March 25, 2020, he will act as United States Under Secretary of the Army , previously he was General Counsel of the Army from January 2, 2018 to March 24, 2020 .

On April 7, 2020, after the resignation of Thomas B. Modly in the course of the dismissal affair of Captain Brett Crozier, he was designated as 78th Secretary of the Navy .

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1. ^ Register of commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy and reserve officers on active duty (1985) , at hathitrust.org. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. ^ California Birth Index , on californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
3. ↑ Sean Kimmons: McPherson officially sworn in as undersecretary of the Army . In: Army News Service , April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020. 
4. ↑ UNDER SECRETARY OF THE ARMY - James E. McPherson , US Army. Retrieved April 7, 2020. 
5. ↑ Luis Martinez: Acting Navy secretary resigns after carrier remarks, Esper names replacement . In: ABC News , April 7, 2020.