Dat Tran
Dat Tran | |
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Acting United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |
In office January 20, 2021 – February 9, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Deputy | Carolyn Clancy (acting) |
Preceded by | Robert Wilkie |
Succeeded by | Denis McDonough |
Personal details | |
Born | Vietnam |
Education | Ohio State University (BS) |
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.
Early life and education[]
Tran 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[]
Tran 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ "Here's Who Is Leading Federal Agencies as Biden Nominees Await Confirmation". Government Executive. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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- Ohio State University alumni
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs officials
- Vietnamese emigrants to the United States
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