Dat P. Tran is an American civil servant who served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Enterprise Integration and was the acting United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from January 20 to February 9, 2021.
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United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |
Acting January 20, 2021 – February 9, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Deputy | Carolyn Clancy (acting) |
Preceded by | Robert Wilkie |
Succeeded by | Denis McDonough |
United States Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Enterprise Integration | |
Acting January 20, 2021 – November 4, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Melissa Sue Glynn |
Succeeded by | Guy Kiyokawa |
Personal details | |
Born | Vietnam |
Education | Ohio State University (BS) |
Early life and education
editTran was born in Vietnam. His family settled in Ohio and he graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in industrial systems engineering.[1]
Career
editTran worked for Square D Power Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]
He worked for the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee from 1995 to 2001.[2]
On January 20, 2021, following the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Tran was selected to act as interim United States secretary of veterans affairs, pending the confirmation of nominee Denis McDonough by the United States Senate.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Integration, Office of Enterprise. "Principal Deputy Assistant SecretaryOffice of Enterprise Integration - Office of Enterprise Integration (OEI)". www.va.gov. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ News, VietNamNet. "Quyền bộ trưởng gốc Việt vừa được ông Biden chọn là ai?". VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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