- Robert M. Kimmitt
Infobox US Cabinet official
name=Robert M. Kimmitt
order=
title=Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
term_start=August 16 ,2005
president=George W. Bush
predecessor=Stuart Eizenstat
successor=Incumbent
birth_date=birth date and age|1947|12|19
birth_place=
death_date=
death_place=
alma_mater=West Point
party=Republican
profession=
spouse = Holly Sutherland Kimmitt
children = 5
website = [http://www.ustreas.gov/ www.ustreas.gov]Robert M. Kimmitt (born
December 19 ,1947 ) is the current Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. He was nominated by President Bush onJune 29 ,2005 . TheUnited States Senate unanimously confirmed him onJuly 29 ,2005 , and he was sworn into office onAugust 16 ,2005 .cite web |title = Treasury Officials |publisher = United States Department of the Treasury |url = http://www.treas.gov/organization/bios/kimmitt-e.html |accessdate = 2007-07-13]Kimmitt served as Acting Secretary of the Treasury from Friday,
June 30 , until Monday morning,July 10 , followingJohn W. Snow 's resignation,cite web |title = Snow bows out as Treasury secretary |publisher = Reuters |url = http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060629/bs_nm/economy_snow_departs_dc |accessdate = 2006-06-29] but prior toHenry Paulson being sworn in to office.cite web |title = President Bush Participates in Swearing-In Ceremony for Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson |publisher = Office of the Press Secretary|url = http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/chicago_council_event_past_prog_detail.php?eventid=3 |accessdate = 2006-07-10]Education
Mr. Kimmitt graduated from
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in 1965. Mr. Kimmitt graduated with distinction from theUnited States Military Academy at West Point in 1969. He received a law degree fromGeorgetown University in 1977, where he was editor in chief of "Law & Policy in International Business".Military Service
From April 1970 to August 1971, Mr. Kimmitt served in combat with the
173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam, earning three Bronze Stars, thePurple Heart , theAir Medal , and the VietnameseCross of Gallantry . He retired in November 2004 as a Major General in the Army Reserve.Career Highlights
Mr. Kimmitt has had a long public service career, both at home and abroad. From 1976 to 1977 and 1978 to 1983, Mr. Kimmitt was a member of the NSC Staff. From 1977 to 1978, he served as law clerk to Judge
Edward A. Tamm of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit . He served at the White House as National Security Council Executive Secretary and General Counsel from 1983 to 1985, with the rank of Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. From 1985 to 1987, Mr. Kimmitt served as General Counsel to the U.S. Treasury Department, where he received theAlexander Hamilton Award , as well as theArthur Flemming Award for distinguished public service.Mr. Kimmitt then left public service, and from 1987 to 1989, served as a partner in the law firm of
Sidley & Austin .Mr. Kimmitt resumed his public service career in 1989, serving as as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs until 1991. For his service during the Gulf Crisis and War, President
George H. W. Bush presented Mr. Kimmitt with thePresidential Citizens Medal , the Nation’s second highest civilian award. He served from 1991 to 1993 asUnited States Ambassador to Germany and was awarded the U.S. Defense Department Distinguished Public Service Award as well as Germany’s Order of Merit.During 1997 Mr. Kimmitt was a member of the National Defense Panel, and from 1998 to 2005 he was a member of the Director of Central Intelligence’s National Security Advisory Panel. He also served as a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the
World Bank ’s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.Before rejoining the government in his current position, Mr. Kimmitt was a managing director of
Lehman Brothers from 1993 to 1997. He was a partner atWilmer, Cutler & Pickering from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Kimmitt was Vice Chairman and President ofCommerce One , a software company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area. Mr. Kimmitt was Chairman of the International Advisory Council ofTime Warner Inc. , where he had served from July 2001 to February 2005 as Executive Vice President, Global Public Policy. From March through August 2005, he was also Senior International Counsel in the law firm ofWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr .In May 2007, he was mentioned in media reports as among the top candidates to be named president of the
World Bank , a position ultimately filled byRobert Zoellick .Family
Robert Kimmitt's father is
Joseph Stanley Kimmitt (Stan), former Secretary of the Senate and army colonel, who died in 2004. Kimmitt's brother,Mark Kimmitt is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East and currentAssistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs . Mr. Kimmitt and his wife Holly Sutherland Kimmitt have two daughters and three sons and reside inArlington, Virginia . He is a member of theCouncil on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Diplomacy, and speaks fluent German.References
External links
* [http://www.treas.gov/organization/bios/kimmitt-e.html Bio at treas.gov]
* [http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20060820-104133-3139r.htm Reagan and Gadhafi] - Kimmitt's commentary on the 1981 "Line of Death " incident
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