▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁( Fin an cial ▁Management ) ▁from ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁she ▁became ▁Com pt roller ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Se al ift ▁Command . ▁ ▁She ▁retired ▁from ▁federal ▁service ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁nominated ▁Commons ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁( Fin an cial ▁Management ▁and ▁Com pt roller ), ▁and ▁she ▁has ▁held ▁that ▁office ▁since ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁Biography ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : F ay ette ville ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : American ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Ass istant ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Ob ama ▁administration ▁personnel <0x0A> </s> ▁Histor ically , ▁id i oph ones ▁( per cussion ▁instruments ▁without ▁memb ran es ▁or ▁strings ) ▁have ▁been ▁w ides p read ▁throughout ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁music ▁area , ▁which ▁en comp ass es ▁the ▁islands ▁and ▁coast s ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Sea . ▁Some ▁areas ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁ge ograph ically ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁but ▁are ▁cult