Mark Esper is known as a military veteran and politician. He is most famous for being the current United States Secretary of Defense.
Mark Thomas Esper was born on April 26, 1964 in Uniontown, Pennslyvania. He is a 1986 alumni of the United States Military Academy and got his bonus in the Infantry. With an endless supply of Ranger and Pathfinder training, he served in the 101st Airborne Division and participated in the 1990-91 Gulf War with the "Shouting Eagles." He later directed a Rifle Company in the 3-325 Airborne Battalion Combat Team in Vicenza, Italy.
He resigned from the U.S. Armed force in 2007 in the wake of going through 10 years on obligation and 11 years in the National Guard and Army Reserve. In the wake of leaving his squad obligation, he filled in as Chief of Staff at The Heritage Foundation research organization, trailed by administration as authoritative director and senior strategy counsel to former Senator Chuck Hagel. He was a senior professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations and Senate Government Affairs boards of trustees, arrangement director for the House Armed Services Committee, and national security counselor for former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. During the President George W. Bush administration, he filled in as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Negotiations Policy at the Pentagon
Dr. Esper is a beneficiary of the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Among his numerous military honors are the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal-Saudi Arabia, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
In July 2019, the former trooper Mark Esper was confirmed as U.S. secretary of defense in the wake of acquiring Senate affirmation, filling America's longest-ever Pentagon authority vacuum as Washington faces mounting pressures with Iran and battles to end the long-running Afghanistan war.
President Donald Trump's second Defense Department boss takes over almost seven months after the stunning departure of Jim Mattis, the profoundly regarded career U.S. Marine who broke with Trump over approach on the Middle East and Afghanistan.
Leah Esper is married to Mark Esper, who had been filling in as the Secretary of the Army since November of 2017. Leah Esper is used to the difficulties of public administration. Her significant other was sent soon after they got married and Secretary Esper commended her during a Senate affirmation hearing in 2017 for being the family's rock as they moved numerous places during his time in the Army.
| Birth Date: | 26 Apr, 1964 |
| Age: | 56 yrs |
| Occupations: | Lobbyist Military officer |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Uniontown |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | U.S. Secretary of Defense |
