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Robert M. Kimmitt

President George W. Bush nominated Robert M. Kimmitt to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury in June 2005 and the Senate unanimously confirmed him two months later.

Kimmitt has had a long public service career, both at home and abroad. He served from 1991 to 1993 as American Ambassador to Germany and was awarded the U.S. Defense Department Distinguished Public Service Award as well as Germany’s highest honor, the Order of Merit.

He also served as Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and for his service during the Gulf War, President Bush presented him with the Presidential Citizens Medal. Earlier, as General Counsel to the U.S. Treasury Department, he also received the Alexander Hamilton Award, as well as the Arthur Flemming Award. At the White House he was National Security Council Executive Secretary and General Counsel with the rank of Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. From 1977 and for almost seven years, Mr. Kimmitt was a member of the National Security Council Staff.

Before that and during one year, Mr. Kimmitt served in combat in Vietnam, earning three Bronze Star Medals, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He retired in 2004 as a Major General in the Army Reserve.

During 1997 Mr. Kimmitt was a member of the National Defense Panel. He was also Chairman of the International Advisory Council of Time Warner Inc. Earlier, Mr. Kimmitt was President of Commerce One, a software company, and took part as advisor and partner in several companies. Mr. Kimmit graduated with distinction from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and received a law degree from Georgetown University.