Thomas E. White
| Thomas E. White, Jr. | |
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| 18th United States Secretary of the Army | |
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In office May 31, 2001 – April 25, 2003 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Louis Caldera |
| Succeeded by | Francis J. Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 14, 1943 Detroit, Michigan |
| Alma mater |
United States Military Academy (B.S.) Naval Postgraduate School (M.S.) |
| Awards |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star (3) Distinguished Flying Cross Meritorious Service Medal Army Commendation Medal (2) Army Achievement Medal |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1967 - 1990 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit |
11th Cavalry Regiment 6th Cavalry Regiment 8th Cavalry Regiment |
| Commands | 11th Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Thomas E. White, Jr. (born December 14, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American businessman and former United States Army officer who served as senior executive at the now collapsed Enron and as the United States Secretary of the Army from May 31, 2001 until April 25, 2003.
In 1963 White graduated from Cass Technical High School in Detroit. He was a part of the JROTC program at Cass Tech, which is highly ranked every year in military competition. In 1967, White graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned in the United States Army. In 1974, he received a Master of Science degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. In 1984, he attended the United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
During a long military career, that included two tours of duty in Vietnam, he served in a variety of capacities including:
In 1989, White was appointed executive assistant to the then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell, where he was described in The Washington Post by a mutual friend as Powell's "alter ego" in "a job that requires tremendous political sophistication." In July, 1990 White retired from the Army with the rank of Brigadier General.
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