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Mark Esper

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Mark Esper
Official portrait, 2019
Mark Esper
BornMark Thomas Esper
4/26/1964
BirthplaceUniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitician, defense executive, former military officer
Known for27th United States Secretary of Defense
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Harvard University (MPA)
George Washington University (PhD)
Children3
AwardsDepartment of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service (two awards)

West Point,Donald Trump [1] [2] George Esper,Bachelor of Science [3] Master of Public Administration [3] Doctor of Philosophy [4] Army National Guard [3] Persian Gulf [5] [3] [6] [7] <ref>"Trump to nominate Raytheon lobbyist for next Army secretary". The Washington Post. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Exclusive: Trump to nominate Mark Esper as Army secretary". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"PN811 — Mark T. Esper — Department of Defense, 115th Congress". United States Congress. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<Ryan McCarthy <ref>"No soldiers impacted by transgender policy, says Army secretary". ABC News. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref Jim Mattis Patrick Shanahan,<ref>"Trump Names Army Secretary Mark Esper as New Pick for Pentagon Chief". The New York Times. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<Richard V. Spencer <ref>"PN934 — Mark T. Esper — Department of Defense, 116th Congress". United States Congress. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Nomination — Esper, July 16, 2019". United States Senate Committee on Armed Services. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress — 1st Session, Vote 00220". United States Senate. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Mark Esper Secures Enough Senate Votes to Be Defense Secretary". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper Message to the Force on Accomplishments in Implementation". U.S. Department of Defense. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<George Floyd White House,<ref>"Former Pentagon chief Mark Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters". Axios. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper details his fraught relationship with Trump". PBS NewsHour. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<Elissa Slotkin,<ref>"Slotkin to Hegseth: Esper had 'more guts and balls than you'". The Hill. 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<Joe Biden,<ref>"Trump 'Terminates' Secretary Of Defense Mark Esper". NPR. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref {{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Helene |date=2020-11-09 |title=Trump Fires Mark Esper, Defense Secretary Who Opposed Use of Troops on U.S. Streets |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/us/politics/esper-defense-secretary.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=2026-02-24}}<Lloyd Austin,<ref>"Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper details his fraught relationship with Trump". PBS NewsHour. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<Steve Case <ref>"Here's what investors Mark Esper and Steve Case are looking for in defense tech startups". The Business Journals. 2025-10-08. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<George Esper,<ref <ref>"Thomas Joseph Esper". Herald-Standard. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress — 1st Session, Vote 00220". United States Senate. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Slotkin to Hegseth: Esper had 'more guts and balls than you'". The Hill. 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Trump to nominate Raytheon lobbyist for next Army secretary". The Washington Post. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Here's what investors Mark Esper and Steve Case are looking for in defense tech startups". The Business Journals. 2025-10-08. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<George C. Marshall Dave McCormick Mike Pompeo Brett Guthrie Warren Davidson Pete Hegseth <refe

  1. ↑ Cooper, Helene. "Trump Fires Mark Esper, Defense Secretary Who Opposed Use of Troops on U.S. Streets". The New York Times. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Joseph Esper". Herald-Standard. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "PN811 — Mark T. Esper — Department of Defense, 115th Congress". United States Congress. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  4. ↑ "The role of Congress in the development of the United States' strategic nuclear forces, 1947–1968". George Washington University. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  5. ↑ "Trump to nominate Esper as Army secretary". Military Times. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  6. ↑ "AllGov: Mark Esper profile". AllGov. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  7. ↑ "Raytheon defense expert to lead government relations unit". Washington Technology. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
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