Donald Remy
9th United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In office
July 19, 2021 – April 1, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
SecretaryDenis McDonough
Preceded byJames Byrne
Succeeded byGuy Kiyokawa (acting)
Tanya J. Bradsher
Personal details
Born (1967-02-08) February 8, 1967 (age 56)
Fort Lee, Virginia, U.S.
EducationLouisiana State University (BA)
Howard University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1988–1995
RankCaptain

Donald Michael Remy (born February 8, 1967)[1] is an American attorney, former military officer, and athletic administrator who served in the Biden administration as the 9th United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs between July 2021 and April 2023.

Education

Remy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and business administration from Louisiana State University in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law in 1991.[1][2]

Career

Remy served in the United States Army, resigning with the rank of captain. From 1991 to 1995, he was the assistant to the General Counsel of the Army. Remy was a law clerk for Judge Nathaniel R. Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a senior associate attorney at O'Melveny & Myers. From 1997 to 2000, Remy served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the United States Department of Justice. From 2000 to 2006, Remy was the senior vice president, chief compliance officer, and general counsel for Fannie Mae. He was also a law partner at Latham & Watkins.[3][4][5] In April 2009, Remy was nominated by President Barack Obama to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army. He appeared before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, but the nomination was withdrawn in June 2009 after the committee declined to advance it to the full Senate.[6] In 2011, he joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association as chief legal officer and general counsel in January 2011 and he was promoted to chief operating officer in April 2019.[7][3][4][5]

In April 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Remy to be the deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; the Senate voted to confirm his nomination on July 15, 2021, in a 91–8 vote.[8] He was sworn in as the 9th Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs by Secretary Denis McDonough on July 19, 2021.[9] On March 1, 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced his resignation, effective April 1.[10]

Remy was elected to the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees in May 2023.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 111th Congress (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2010. pp. 538–540. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Staff, Times-Picayune (June 18, 2011). "LSU grad Donald Remy enjoys NCAA counsel job". NOLA.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Six Key Administration Nominations". The White House. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "NCAA Leadership Team". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. January 15, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "NCAA Promotes Sports Lawyer Donald Remy to Chief Operating Officer". Sports Law Expert. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "PN296 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) — Donald Michael Remy — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. June 17, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "NCAA Selects Donald Remy as General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs". ncaanewsarchive.s3.amazonaws.com. January 3, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "PN460 - Nomination of Donald Michael Remy for Department of Veterans Affairs, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  9. ^ McDonough, Denis [@SecVetAffairs] (July 19, 2021). ""I was honored to swear in Army Veteran Donald Remy"..." (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "VA Announces Transition of Deputy Secretary Donald Remy". United States Department of Veterans Affairs. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  11. ^ ABC 6 News (May 12, 2023). "Former VA deputy secretary to join Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees". KAAL-TV. Rochester, Minnesota.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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Political offices Preceded byCarolyn ClancyActing United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs 2021–2023 Succeeded byGuy KiyokawaActing
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