Robert M. Walker
Robert M. Walker (born September 14, 1948 in Martin , Tennessee ) is an American politician. He was the head of the United States Army Office in the administration of President Bill Clinton .
Career
Robert M. Walker was born in Martin, Tennessee in 1949. He attended the University of Tennessee . In the 1970s he enlisted in the Tennessee and District of Columbia Army National Guard . He was also the 1969 Staff Assistant to later Congressman Joe L. Evins from Tennessee, and assistant to former Senator Jim Sasser from Tennessee in the 1970s.
Robert M. Walker was a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chief Executive Officer of the Subcommittee on Military Construction in 1993 .
Between 1993 and 1997, Walker was the United States' Deputy Secretary of the Army (areas of responsibility: facilities, logistics and equipment). In the following years 1997 and 1998 he was Army Acquisition Executive and Deputy Secretary of the Army from November 13, 1997 to October 15, 1998, where he actually served as Secretary of the United States from January 2, 1998 to July 2, 1998.
From 1998 to 1999 Robert M. Walker was Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He was then acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs of the Department of Veterans Affairs from December 1999 to September 2000. He officially became one in September 2000. He has remained in this position to this day.
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| SURNAME | Walker, Robert M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Martin , Tennessee |