Dat Tran Explained

Dat Tran
Office:United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Term Label:Acting
Term Start:January 20, 2021
Term End:February 9, 2021
President:Joe Biden
Deputy:Carolyn Clancy (acting)
Predecessor:Robert Wilkie
Office1:United States Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Enterprise Integration
Term Label1:Acting
Term Start1:January 20, 2021
Term End1:November 4, 2021
President1:Joe Biden
Preceded1:Melissa Sue Glynn
Succeeded1:Guy Kiyokawa
Birth Place: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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Integration. Office of Enterprise. Principal Deputy Assistant SecretaryOffice of Enterprise Integration - Office of Enterprise Integration (OEI). 2021-01-21. www.va.gov. en.
  2. Web site: News. VietNamNet. Quyền bộ trưởng gốc Việt vừa được ông Biden chọn là ai?. February 28, 2021. VietNamNet. vi.
  3. Web site: Here's Who Is Leading Federal Agencies as Biden Nominees Await Confirmation. 2021-01-21. Government Executive. January 20, 2021 . en.