14 Facts About Anthony Principi

Anthony Joseph Principi was born on April 16,1944 and was the fourth United States secretary of veterans affairs.

Anthony Principi was appointed by President George W Bush on January 23,2001, and resigned on January 26,2005.

Anthony Principi grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and attended St Anastasia School there during his younger years.

Anthony Principi graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in 1962 as the school's top athlete and student council president.

In 1967, Anthony Principi graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.

Anthony Principi first saw active duty aboard the destroyer USS Joseph P Kennedy.

Anthony Principi later served in the Vietnam War, commanding a River Patrol Unit in the Mekong Delta.

Anthony Principi earned his Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall in 1975, transferred from the Unrestricted Line as a Surface Warfare Officer to the Judge Advocate General Corps and was assigned to the United States Navy's JAGC office in San Diego.

Anthony Principi left active duty in 1980 after 14 years of commissioned service to serve as Republican counsel to the Senate Armed Services Committee at the invitation of Senator John Tower of Texas.

Anthony Principi has worked on national policy issues and has held several executive-level positions in federal government throughout his career.

Anthony Principi chaired the Federal Quality Institute in 1991, and was chairman of the Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance established by Congress in 1996.

Anthony Principi was the Veterans Administration's assistant deputy administrator for congressional and public affairs from 1983 to 1984, following three years as counsel to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

On March 15,2005, President George W Bush appointed nine members to serve on the 2005 BRAC Commission, with Principi to serve as the chairman.

In October 2015, Anthony Principi was elected to the board of directors of Imprimis Pharmaceuticals.