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James Peake

Secretary of Veterans Affairs · 2007

James Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. James Benjamin Peake (born June 18, 1944) is an American politician and former lieutenant general who served as the sixth secretary of veterans affairs from 2007 to 2009. In 2004, he retired from a 38-year United States Army career; having served as the 40th Surgeon General of the United States Army.

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  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs2007-12-20–2009-01-20

Biography

James Benjamin Peake (born June 18, 1944) is an American politician and former lieutenant general who served as the sixth secretary of veterans affairs from 2007 to 2009. In 2004, he retired from a 38-year United States Army career; having served as the 40th Surgeon General of the United States Army.

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