Anita K. Blair

Anita K. Blair
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy
In office
June 2017 – December 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
LeaderJames Mattis
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
In office
January 2008 – January 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam A. Navas Jr.
Succeeded byJuan M. Garcia III
Personal details
BornAnita Katherine Blair
(1950-11-15) November 15, 1950
SpouseC. Douglas Welty
EducationUniversity of Virginia School of Law
University of Michigan
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Anita Katherine Blair (born November 15, 1950) was one of the co-founders of the Independent Women's Forum (and at one time its president) and served as United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Total Force Transformation and Military Personnel Policy) from 2001 to 2006 and as acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) in 2008.