Robert Wilkie | |
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 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 10th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office July 30, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | James Byrne Pamela J. Powers (acting) |
| Preceded by | David Shulkin |
| Succeeded by | Denis McDonough |
| Acting March 28, 2018 – May 29, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Thomas G. Bowman |
| Preceded by | David Shulkin |
| Succeeded by | Peter O'Rourke (acting) |
| 8th Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness | |
| In office November 30, 2017 – July 30, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jessica L. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Donovan |
| 25th Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs | |
| In office September 29, 2006 – January 19, 2009 Acting: January 31, 2006 – September 29, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Dan Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. August 2, 1962 Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Julia Wilkie |
| Education | Wake Forest University (BA) Loyola University New Orleans (JD) Georgetown University (LLM) United States Army War College (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy Reserve United States Air Force Reserve |
| Rank |  Colonel |
Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. (born August 2, 1962)[1] is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2018 to 2021, during the Trump administration.[2][3][4] He was previously Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness during the Trump administration, from November 2017 to July 2018.[5] A Naval intelligence officer in the Reserve, he was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs in the administration of President George W. Bush.
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- ^ "Fayetteville native Robert Wilkie confirmed by unanimous consent by U.S. Senate". The Fayetteville Observer. November 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.