Robert M. Kimmitt

Robert M. Kimmitt
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
In office
August 16, 2005  January 20, 2009
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Samuel Bodman
Succeeded by Neal S. Wolin
United States Secretary of the Treasury
Acting
In office
June 30, 2006  July 10, 2006
President George W. Bush
Preceded by John W. Snow
Succeeded by Henry Paulson
United States Ambassador to Germany
In office
September 5, 1991  August 28, 1993
President George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded by Vernon A. Walters
Succeeded by Richard Holbrooke
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
In office
March 2, 1989  August 23, 1991
President George H.W. Bush
Preceded by Michael Armacost
Succeeded by Arnold Kanter
Personal details
Born (1947-12-19) December 19, 1947
Logan, Utah, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Holly Sutherland Kimmitt
Children 5
Alma mater United States Military Academy
Georgetown University
Awards Bronze Star (3)
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Website www.ustreas.gov
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
United States Army Reserve
Years of service 1969–2004
Rank Major General
Unit 173rd Airborne Brigade
101st Airborne Division
Battles/wars Vietnam War

Robert M. Kimmitt (born December 19, 1947) was United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush. He was nominated by President Bush on June 29, 2005. The United States Senate unanimously confirmed him on July 29, 2005, and he was sworn into office on August 16, 2005.[1] Kimmitt served through the end of the Bush administration, leaving office on January 20, 2009.

Kimmitt served as Acting Secretary of the Treasury from Friday, June 30, until Monday morning, July 10, following John W. Snow's resignation,[2] but prior to Henry Paulson being sworn into office.[3]

Education

Mr. Kimmitt, born December 19, 1947 in Logan, Utah,[4] graduated from Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in 1965. Mr. Kimmitt graduated with distinction from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1969. He received a law degree from Georgetown University in 1977, where he was editor in chief of Law & Policy in International Business.

Military service

After being commissioned as a Regular Army officer in 1969 at West Point, Mr. Kimmitt completed field artillery, airborne, and Ranger Schools. He then served a 17-month combat tour with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam (1970–1971), earning three Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He was subsequently assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY (1972–1974). 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 the United 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 the Alexander Hamilton Award, as well as the Arthur 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 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 the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Nation’s second highest civilian award. He served from 1991 to 1993 as United 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 at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Kimmitt was Vice Chairman and President of Commerce One, a software company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area. Mr. Kimmitt was Chairman of the International Advisory Council of Time 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 of Wilmer 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 by Robert Zoellick. Mr. Kimmitt is currently the independent chairman of the Deloitte Center for Cross-Border Investment.

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 Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East. Mr. Kimmitt and his wife Holly Sutherland Kimmitt have two daughters and three sons and reside in Arlington, Virginia. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Academy of Diplomacy, and a board member of the American Council on Germany and speaks fluent German.

References

  1. "Treasury Officials". United States Department of the Treasury. Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  2. "Snow bows out as Treasury secretary". Reuters. Retrieved 2006-06-29.
  3. "President Bush Participates in Swearing-In Ceremony for Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson". Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
  4. "Nomination of Robert M. Kimmitt To Be General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury". Retrieved 2011-01-24.

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Preceded by
Samuel Bodman
United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
August 16, 2005 January 20, 2009
Succeeded by
Neal S. Wolin
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