Carlos Del Toro

Carlos Del Toro
Official portrait, 2021
78th United States Secretary of the Navy
Assumed office
August 9, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyJames Geurts (acting)
Meredith Berger (acting)
Erik Raven
Thomas Mancinelli (acting)
Preceded byKenneth Braithwaite
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Havana, Cuba
SpouseBetty Del Toro
Children4
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)
Naval War College (MA)
George Washington University (MPS)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
RankCommander

Carlos Del Toro (born 1961)[1] is a Cuban-American entrepreneur and retired United States Navy officer who has served as the 78th United States Secretary of the Navy since 2021.[2][3] He is the second Hispanic American to serve as the Secretary of the Navy, after Edward Hidalgo.[4]

  1. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 88. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  2. ^ "Guantanamo says goodbye to last Cuban 'commuters'". AP News. December 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference POL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Officer, Public Affairs (2021-08-11). "Congratulations to Carlos Del Toro, the 78th Secretary of the Navy | Association of Naval Services Officers". Retrieved 2024-06-23.

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