Gabe Camarillo Explained

Gabe Camarillo
Order1:35th
Office1:United States Under Secretary of the Army
Term Start1:February 8, 2022
President1:Joe Biden
Office2:Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Term Start2:December 15, 2015
Term End2:January 22, 2017
President2:Barack Obama
Successor2:Shon J. Manasco
Predecessor2:Daniel B. Ginsberg
Birth Name:Gabriel Omar Camarillo
Birth Date:25 August 1976
Birth Place:El Paso, Texas
Education:Georgetown University (BA)
Stanford University (JD)

Gabriel Omar Camarillo[1] (born August 25, 1976) is an American attorney who has served as the 35th under secretary of the Army in the Biden administration since February 8, 2022.[2] He previously served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) from 2015 to 2017 during the Obama administration.

Early life and education

Camarillo was born and raised in El Paso, Texas and graduated from J. M. Hanks High School in 1994. He attended St. Mary's University for one year before transferring to Georgetown University. Camarillo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 2002.[3] [4]

Career

In 1998 and 1999, Camarillo served as a legislative assistant for Congressman Cal Dooley.[5] After graduating from law school, he was a litigation associate at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld from 2002 to 2005. He was an associate at the Sutton Law Firm in San Francisco from 2004 to 2009 and at the Kaufman Legal Group in Los Angeles from 2009 to 2010. Camarillo joined the United States Army as a presidential appointee in 2010, serving as a special assistant until 2012. From 2012 to 2016, he served as principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army (acquisition, logistics & technology). From December 15, 2015, to January 22, 2017, he served as assistant secretary of the Air Force (manpower & reserve affairs). Camarillo then joined McKinsey & Company as a senior advisor. In 2017, he joined the Science Applications International Corporation.[6]

Camarillo was nominated for United States Under Secretary of the Army in July 2021.[7] He was confirmed by voice vote on February 2, 2022.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PN869 — Gabriel Camarillo — Department of Defense, 117th Congress (2021-2022). February 9, 2022. U.S. Department of Defense.
  2. Web site: Suarez. Yvonne. El Paso native sworn in as 36th Under Secretary of the U.S. Army. February 8, 2022.
  3. News: Nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 114th Congress . 2017 . 114 . 567 . 920–921 . U.S. Government Printing Office . Washington, D.C. . 2022-02-07.
  4. Web site: GABE CAMARILLO. 2021-07-13. www.af.mil. en-US.
  5. Book: Congressional Yellow Book: Who's who in Congress, Including Committees and Key Staff. 1999. Monitor Publishing Company. en.
  6. Web site: 2021-07-13. President Biden Announces 11 Key Nominations. 2021-07-13. The White House. en-US.
  7. Web site: PN869 — Gabriel Camarillo — Department of Defense 117th Congress (2021-2022) . February 2, 2022 . Congress.gov . United States Congress . Washington, DC . February 8, 2022.

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