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Eric Ken Shinseki (/ ʃ ɪ n ˈ s ɛ k i /; Japanese: 新関 健, romanized: Shinseki Ken, born 28 November 1942) is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014) and the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army (1999–2003). [3]
A decade ago, the Obama administration’s then-VA secretary, Eric Shinseki, resigned following revelations of sometimes deadly delays for veterans waiting for care at VA facilities.
The United States secretary of veterans affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, ... Eric Shinseki: Hawaii: January 20, 2009 May 30, 2014
By JULIE PACE and PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned Friday in a personal meeting with President Barack Obama, shortly after ...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid meeting with Veterans Affairs nominee Robert McDonald on July 16, 2014. McDonald succeeded Eric Shinseki, who resigned in 2014, due to the Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014. [24] In 2014, U.S. President Obama nominated McDonald to the Cabinet position of United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs ...
The second part of that sacred obligation is ours to fulfill at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and we have more than 400,000 employees who work tirelessly to do exactly that.
On May 16, 2014, the Veterans Health Administration's top health official, Dr. Robert Petzel, retired early at the request of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. [6] [7] On May 30, 2014, Secretary Shinseki resigned from office amid the fallout from the controversy.
On May 30, 2014, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki resigned from office due to the fallout from the scandal, [35] saying he could not explain the lack of integrity among some leaders in VA healthcare facilities. "That breach of integrity is irresponsible, it is indefensible, and unacceptable to me.