Caral Spangler
{{Short description|American government official}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Caral Spangler
| image = Caral E. Spangler ASAFM official portrait.jpg
| office = 17th Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Financial Management and Comptroller)
| term_start = August 17, 2021
| term_end = January 20, 2025
| president = Joe Biden
|1blankname = Secretary
|1namedata = Christine Wormuth
| predecessor = John E. Whitley
| education = Michigan State University (BA)
Syracuse University (MPA)
| birth_name = Caral Elizabeth Erickson
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.
}}
Caral Elizabeth Spangler ({{respell|Cah|rall}} {{respell|Span|gla}}) ({{nee|Erickson}}); is an American government official who had served as the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller).{{cite news |last=Gould |first=Joe |date=August 9, 2021 |title=Mara Karlin confirmed to lead Pentagon strategy |url=https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2021/08/10/mara-karlin-confirmed-to-lead-pentagon-strategy/ |work=Defense News |access-date=August 9, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.asafm.army.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2769174/ms-caral-spangler/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028165657/https://www.asafm.army.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2769174/ms-caral-spangler/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=Ms. Caral Spangler|access-date=October 13, 2021}}
Early life and education
Spangler was born in Mankato, Minnesota. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics with honor from the School of Business at Michigan State University in 1980.{{cite book|url=https://projects.kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/162-565-1059/S201_1980W.pdf|title=Commencement, 1980 Winter Term|date=March 8, 1980|publisher=Michigan State University|location=East Lansing, Michigan|page=26|access-date=2021-06-10}} She then obtained a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in 1981.{{Cite web|title=CARAL E. SPANGLER|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108796/caral-e-spangler/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=www.af.mil|language=en-US}}
Career
Spangler began her career in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller). She then worked in the office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and as a legislative aide for Congressman Norman Mineta of California. She later worked in the offices of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, and Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), specializing in finance and budget issues. She served as acting auditor general of the United States Navy, acting assistant secretary of the United States Army, and Assistant Deputy Commandant for Program and Resources with the US Marine Corps.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-03|title=President Biden Announces Key Nominations|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/03/president-biden-announces-key-nominations/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=White House|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-03|title=Biden nominates Spangler for Army comptroller|url=https://insidedefense.com/insider/biden-nominates-spangler-army-comptroller|access-date=2021-06-04|website=InsideDefense.com|language=en}}
=Army Nomination=
President Joe Biden nominated Spangler as Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) on June 3, 2021. She was approved the Senate Armed Services Committee on August 7 and confirmed by the entire Senate on August 9 by voice vote.{{cite web |title=PN613 — Caral E. Spangler — Department of Defense 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/613?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22spangler%22%2C%22spangler%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1 |website=US Congress |access-date=19 March 2022}} She was sworn in on August 17, 2021.
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Category:People from Mankato, Minnesota
Category:Eli Broad College of Business alumni
Category:Michigan State University alumni
Category:Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni
Category:United States Department of Defense officials
Category:Women government officials