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 july 30 , 2014 sloan gibson united city harvard university states military academy university of missouri , kansas
sloan d. gibson

sloan d. gibson iv is the current united states deputy secretary of veterans affairs .
gibson was confirmed as the deputy secretary of veterans affairs by the united states senate on february 11 , 2014 , replacing former deputy secretary w. scott gould who resigned on may 17 , 2013 .
he became the acting secretary of veterans affairs after secretary eric shinseki resigned on may 30 , 2014 .
gibson held the acting secretary and deputy secretary positions concurrently until robert mcdonald was sworn in as the secretary of veterans affairs on july 30 , 2014 .
