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James Peake

Personal data
Date of birthJune 18, 1944
Place of birthSaint Louis, Missouri
Alma materU.S. Military Academy (B.S.)
Cornell University (M.D.)
ProfessionSoldier
Physician
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1966 - 2004
RankLieutenant General
UnitMedical Corps
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Joint Services Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Navy Meritorious Unit Award
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Senior Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Combat Medic Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge
6th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In officeDecember 20, 2007 - January 20, 2009
Succeeded byEric Shinseki
Preceded byJim Nicholson

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James Benjamin Peake (born June 18, 1944) is a former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving from 2007 to 2009. In 2004, he retired from a 38-year United States Army career. He also served as the 40th Surgeon General of the United States Army.

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WJBF-TV--From the -James- Brown Arena, to the N. Max Hicks Water Plant to the Webster Detention Center, but last fall's fight over the re-naming of the Judicial Center ... - Date : Tue, 25 May 2010 21:36:22 GMT+00:00
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Omaha World-Herald--However, Shinseki pointed out, it was Shinseki's predecessor -James Peake-, the Bush administration VA secretary, who first asked for an independent study of ... - Date : Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:25:11 GMT+00:00
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Belfast Telegraph--Sandra -Peake-, chief executive of WAVE, said: "For many of those affected by the Troubles, the past is not in the past, it forms the present and it needs to ... - Date : Mon, 03 May 2010 23:16:27 GMT+00:00

Government offices
Preceded by
Lt. Gen. Ronald R. Blanck		Surgeon General of the United States Army
September 22, 2000 - July 8, 2004		Succeeded by
Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley
Preceded by
Jim Nicholson		United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Served under: George W. Bush
2007 - 2009		Succeeded by
Eric Shinseki


United States Secretaries of Veterans Affairs

Derwinski * Brown * West * Gober (acting) * Principi * Nicholson * Peake * Shinseki

GW Bush cabinet

Cabinet
Secretary of StateColin Powell (2001 �2005) * Condoleezza Rice (2005 �2009)
Secretary of the TreasuryPaul O'Neill (2001 �2002) * John Snow (2003 �2006) * Henry Paulson (2006 �2009)
Secretary of DefenseDonald Rumsfeld (2001 �2006) * Robert Gates (2006 �2009)
Attorney GeneralJohn Ashcroft (2001 �2005) * Alberto Gonzales (2005 �2007) * Michael Mukasey (2007 �2009)
Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton (2001 �2006) * Dirk Kempthorne (2006 �2009)
Secretary of AgricultureAnn Veneman (2001 �2005) * Mike Johanns (2005 �2007) * Ed Schafer (2008 �2009)
Secretary of CommerceDonald Evans (2001 �2005) * Carlos Gutierrez (2005 �2009)
Secretary of LaborElaine Chao (2001 �2009)
Secretary of Health and
Human Services		Tommy Thompson (2001 �2005) * Mike Leavitt (2005 �2009)
Secretary of EducationRod Paige (2001 �2005) * Margaret Spellings (2005 �2009)
Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development		Mel Martinez (2001 �2003) * Alphonso Jackson (2003 �2008) * Steve Preston (2008 �2009)
Secretary of TransportationNorman Mineta (2001 �2006) * Mary Peters (2006 �2009)
Secretary of EnergySpencer Abraham (2001 �2005) * Samuel Bodman (2005 �2009)
Secretary of Veterans AffairsAnthony Principi (2001 �2005) * Jim Nicholson (2005 �2007) * James Peake (2007 �2009)
Secretary of Homeland SecurityTom Ridge (2003 �2005) * Michael Chertoff (2005 �2009)
Cabinet-level
Vice PresidentDick Cheney (2001 �2009)
White House Chief of StaffAndrew Card (2001 �2006) * Joshua Bolten (2006 �2009)
Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency		Christine Whitman (2001 �2003) * Mike Leavitt (2003 �2005) * Stephen Johnson (2005 �2009)
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget		Mitch Daniels (2001 �2003) * Joshua Bolten (2003 �2006) * Rob Portman (2006 �2007) * Jim Nussle (2007 �2009)
Director of National Drug
Control Policy		John Walters (2001 �2009)
Trade RepresentativeRobert Zoellick (2001 �2005) * Rob Portman (2005 �2006) * Susan Schwab (2006 �2009)



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