Kenneth W. Dam | |
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| 9th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – July 13, 2004 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Stuart E. Eizenstat |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Bodman |
| Acting United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office December 31, 2002 – February 3, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Paul H. O'Neill (as Secretary of the Treasury) |
| Succeeded by | John W. Snow (as Secretary of the Treasury) |
| 8th United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
| In office September 23, 1982 – June 15, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Walter J. Stoessel Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John C. Whitehead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Willard Dam August 10, 1932 Marysville, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 2022 (aged 89) Long Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas (B.A.) University of Chicago Law School (J.D.) |
Kenneth Willard Dam (August 10, 1932 – May 31, 2022) was an American politician and academic who served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (the second highest official in the United States Department of the Treasury) from 2001 to 2004, where he specialized in international economic development. He was a senior fellow of the Brookings Institution and a professor emeritus and senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.