Robert M . Kimmitt Robert M . Kimmitt ( born December 19 , 1947 ) was United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under President George W . Bush . He was nominated by President Bush on June 29 , 2005 . The United States Senate unanimously confirmed him on July 29 , 2005 , and he was sworn into office on August 16 , 2005 . Kimmitt served through the end of the Bush administration , leaving office on January 20 , 2009 . Kimmitt served as Acting Secretary of the Treasury from Friday , June 30 , until Monday morning , July 10 , following John W . Snow ' s resignation , but prior to Henry Paulson being sworn into office . Education . Mr . Kimmitt , born December 19 , 1947 in Logan , Utah , graduated from Bishop Denis J . O ' Connell High School in 1965 . Mr . Kimmitt graduated with distinction from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1969 . He received a law degree from Georgetown University in 1977 , where he was editor in chief of " Law & Policy in International Business " . Military service . After being commissioned as a Regular Army officer in 1969 at West Point , Mr . Kimmitt completed field artillery , airborne , and ranger schools . He then served a 17 - month combat tour with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam ( 1970 – 1971 ) , earning three Bronze Star s , the Purple Heart , the Air Medal , and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry . He was subsequently assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell , KY ( 1972 – 1974 ) . He retired in November 2004 as a Major General in the Army Reserve . Career highlights . Mr . Kimmitt has had a long public service career , both at home and abroad . From 1976 to 1977 and 1978 to 1983 , Mr . Kimmitt was a member of the NSC Staff . From 1977 to 1978 , he served as law clerk to Judge Edward A . Tamm of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit . He served at the White House as National Security Council Executive Secretary and General Counsel from 1983 to 1985 , with the rank of Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs . From 1985 to 1987 , Mr . Kimmitt served as General Counsel to the U . S . Treasury Department , where he received the Alexander Hamilton Award , as well as the Arthur Flemming Award for distinguished public service . Mr . Kimmitt then left public service , and from 1987 to 1989 , served as a partner in the law firm of Sidley & Austin . Mr . Kimmitt resumed his public service career in 1989 , serving as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs until 1991 . For his service during the Gulf Crisis and War , President George H . W . Bush presented Mr . Kimmitt with the Presidential Citizens Medal , the Nation ’ s second highest civilian award . He served from 1991 to 1993 as United States Ambassador to Germany and was awarded the U . S . Defense Department Distinguished Public Service Award as well as Germany ’ s Order of Merit . During 1997 Mr . Kimmitt was a member of the National Defense Panel , and from 1998 to 2005 he was a member of the Director of Central Intelligence ’ s National Security Advisory Panel . He also served as a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the World Bank ’ s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes . Before rejoining the government in his current position , Mr . Kimmitt was a managing director of Lehman Brothers from 1993 to 1997 . He was a partner at Wilmer , Cutler & Pickering from 1997 to 2000 . Mr . Kimmitt was Vice Chairman and President of Commerce One , a software company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area . Mr . Kimmitt was Chairman of the International Advisory Council of Time Warner Inc . , where he had served from July 2001 to February 2005 as Executive Vice President , Global Public Policy . From March through August 2005 , he was also Senior International Counsel in the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr . In May 2007 , he was mentioned in media reports as among the top candidates to be named president of the World Bank , a position ultimately filled by Robert Zoellick . Mr . Kimmitt is currently the independent chairman of the Deloitte Center for Cross - Border Investment . Family . Robert Kimmitt ' s father is Joseph Stanley Kimmitt ( Stan ) , former Secretary of the Senate and army colonel , who died in 2004 . Kimmitt ' s brother , Mark Kimmitt is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Political - Military Affairs and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East . Mr . Kimmitt and his wife Holly Sutherland Kimmitt have two daughters and three sons and reside in Arlington , Virginia . He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations , the American Academy of Diplomacy , and a board member of the American Council on Germany and speaks fluent German .