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• The first Ray, (SS-271), was a Gato-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and struck in 1960.
• The second Ray, (SSN-653), was a Sturgeon-class submarine, commissioned in 1967 and struck in 1993.

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Ray Mabus
75th United States Secretary of the Navy
Incumbent
Assumed office June 18, 2009
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Donald C. Winter
22nd United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office July 5, 1994 – April 25, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Charles W. Freeman, Jr.
Succeeded by	Wyche Fowler
60th Governor of Mississippi
In office January 12, 1988 – January 14, 1992
Lieutenant	Brad Dye
Preceded by	William Allain
Succeeded by	Kirk Fordice
37th State Auditor of Mississippi
In office 1984–1988
Preceded by	Hamp King
Succeeded by	Pete Johnson
Personal details
Born	Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr. (1948-10-11) October 11, 1948 (age 63) Starkville, Mississippi
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lynne Mabus
Religion	Methodist
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1970–1972
Rank	Lieutenant (junior grade)
Unit	USS Little Rock (CG-4)

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.

Early life[link]

Mabus was born in Starkville and is a fourth-generation Mississippian; he grew up in Ackerman, the only child of the owner of the local hardware store. After attending public schools, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, with a B.A. in English and political science. He earned an M.A. in political science from Johns Hopkins University and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He also served two years in the Navy as a surface warfare officer from 1970 to 1972 aboard the cruiser USS Little Rock,^[1] and worked as a law clerk in the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Political career[link]

Mabus began his professional career working in Washington as legal counsel to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. Following the election of Governor William Winter, he returned to Mississippi to work in the governor's office, where the youthful staff– which included Mabus, Dick Molpus, John Henegan and Andy Mullins– earned the nickname "Boys of Spring" from a rival state legislator.^[2]

Mississippi State Auditor[link]

In 1983, Mabus was elected state auditor and served from 1984 to 1988, during which time he participated in a large FBI sting operation which recovered millions in misspent or stolen public funds.^[3] By the time it was finished, "Operation Pretense" ensnared 57 county supervisors in 25 counties, and all but two supervisors served time in prison.^[4]

Governor of Mississippi[link]

In 1987, he defeated Tupelo businessman Jack Reed in the gubernatorial election by 53% to 47%,^[5] becoming the youngest governor in the nation at the time. Mabus, who ran on the slogan "Mississippi Will Never Be Last Again,"^[6] was billed as "the face of the New South," much like his counterpart in Arkansas at the time, Bill Clinton. Mabus was featured in a 1988 New York Times Magazine cover story titled "The Yuppies of Mississippi; How They Took Over the Statehouse" which chronicled his challenges and successes.^[7]

During his time as governor, he passed B.E.S.T. (Better Education for Success Tomorrow),^[8] gave teachers the largest pay raise in the nation;^[9] and was named one of Fortune Magazine’s ten "education governors".^[10] Mississippi also had record growth in new jobs, investment, tourism and exports.^{[citation needed]}

Because of the gubernatorial succession amendment ratified in 1987, Mabus was eligible to become the first governor to serve two successive terms in more than 100 years, and he ran for reelection in 1991. He was narrowly defeated in the general election by Republican Kirk Fordice.^[11]

Ambassador to Saudi Arabia[link]

Mabus was appointed by President Bill Clinton to be the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and served from 1994 to 1996. During his tenure, a 1994 border crisis involving Yemen was defused,^[12] a 1994 crisis with Iraq was deterred,^[13] presided over the embassy during the 1995 terrorist attack,^[14] child abduction cases were addressed,^[15] and contracts worth more than $16 billion were signed between Saudi Arabian and American companies such as Boeing,^[16] and AT&T.^[17]

Mabus' residence and embassy office in Riyadh were decorated with items of interest from his home state including an Ackerman phone book on his office coffee table and the Mississippi flag next to the American flag.^{[citation needed]}

Secretary of the Navy[link]

Mabus meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office, June 2010.

On March 27, 2009, Mabus was nominated by President Obama as Secretary of the Department of the Navy.^[18] He was informally sworn in on May 19, 2009,^[19] however it was not until an official ceremony at Washington Navy Yard on June 18, 2009 that Mabus was officially sworn in by the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.^{[20][21][22][23]}

In April 2010 a furor arose when it was reported that Mabus made the controversial proposal to name a United States Navy warship after the late Pennsylvania Democrat, John Murtha. Additional naming controversies occurred due to the naming of auxiliary ship after Cesar Chavez,^[24] and a corvette/littoral combat ship after Gabrielle Giffords.^[25]

On April 16, the Navy Secretary returned to Naval tradition of naming warships after former U.S. Presidents announcing the next Zumwalt-class destroyer be named the USS Lyndon B. Johnson, the nation's 36th President.

Secretary Mabus has a presence on Facebook and frequently comments about his daily activities. This is the first case of a branch secretary maintaining a web presence.^{[citation needed]}

President Obama has asked him to develop a long-term Gulf Coast Restoration Plan as soon as possible. The plan will be designed by states, local communities, Native American tribes, fishermen, businesses, conservationists and other Gulf residents".^[26]

Business ventures[link]

In August 2007, he joined the board of Enersys, the world's largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries.^[27] From 2006-April 2007, he was Chairman and CEO of Foamex International and helped lead it out of bankruptcy.^{[citation needed]} Less than nine months after his appointment, Foamex emerged from Chapter 11.^{[28][verification needed]}

Awards, honors, community service[link]

Mabus has been awarded the U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award, the U.S. Army’s Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the Martin Luther King Social Responsibility Award from the King Center in Atlanta, the National Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Award, the King Abdul Aziz Award from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Mississippi Association of Educators’ Friend of Education Award.

He is active in many community activities, primarily focusing on education. Following Hurricane Katrina, he founded the Help and Hope Foundation, which works to meet the needs of children affected by the storm.

He is a former member of the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy^[29] and the Council on Foreign Relations, and is the Distinguished Lecturer on the Middle East at the University of Mississippi.

As a photographer, his photographs have raised tens of thousands of dollars for various Mississippi charities.

He has appeared on many television programs as an expert on the Middle East, including "60 Minutes" and "Nightline".

In 2009, Mabus made a cameo appearance on the US drama NCIS as an NCIS Agent named "Ray".^[30]

Personal life[link]

Mabus has two daughters, Elisabeth and Annie, with his first wife.

In 1998, Mabus secretly tape recorded conversations he had with his then-wife Julie and a mutual friend (a priest) in attempts to resolve marital difficulties. The conversations provided a basis for Mabus to obtain sole legal custody of the children from that marriage. Julie (now Hines) filed suit against the reverend, his church, and the diocese. The case was the focus of media attention for issues raised relating to privacy rights in the context of churches. Mabus's actions in the incident were legal and he was not named in the suit.^[31]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ray Mabus

• United States Navy bio page
• Mississippi Historical Society biography
• National Governors Association biography
• White House, Office of the Press Secretary, May 11, 1994 (intent to nominate)
• White House, Office of the Press Secretary, July 5, 1994 (Yemen issues)
• C-SPAN Q&A interview with Mabus, February 5, 2012

v t e Senior Officials in the United States Department of Defense Secretary of Defense: Leon Panetta Deputy Secretary of Defense: Dr. Ashton Carter Secretaries of the Military Departments: Secretary of the Army: John McHugh • Secretary of the Navy: Ray Mabus • Secretary of the Air Force: Michael Donley Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: General Martin Dempsey, USA Under Secretaries of Defense for: Acquisition, Technology and Logistics: Frank Kendall III (Acting) • Policy: Dr. James N. Miller • Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer: Robert Hale • Personnel and Readiness: Jo Ann Rooney (Acting) • Intelligence: Michael Vickers Deputy Chief Management Officer: Elizabeth McGrath Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Admiral James Winnefeld, USN Chiefs of the Military Services: Chief of Staff of the Army: Raymond Odierno • Commandant of the Marine Corps: James Amos • Chief of Naval Operations: Jonathan Greenert Chief of Staff of the Air Force: Norton Schwartz • Chief of the National Guard Bureau: Craig McKinley

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