Dat Tran
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.
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) |
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
- 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.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Here's Who Is Leading Federal Agencies as Biden Nominees Await Confirmation". Government Executive. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.