    Congressional Directory for the 106th Congress (1999-2000), February 2000.
    [Pages 773-775]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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                         DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

       Mail should be addressed to 810 Vermont Avenue, Washington DC 20420

                                http://www.va.gov

        TOGO D. WEST, JR., Secretary of Veterans Affairs; born in Winston-
    Salem, NC, on June 21, 1942; education: B.S., electrical engineering,
    Howard University, 1965; law degree, Howard University, 1968; military
    service: commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field Artillery
    Corps upon college graduation, 1965; called to active duty in the Army's
    Judge Advocate General Corps, 1969-1973; awarded the Legion of Merit,
    and the Meritorious Service Medal for his military service;
    professional: law clerk to Judge Harold R. Tyler, Jr., in the U.S.
    District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1968; Associate
    Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, 1975-1976; General
    Counsel, Department of the Navy, 1977-1979; special assistant to the
    Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1979-1980; General Counsel, Department of
    Defense, 1980-1981; has practiced law with the law firm of Covington &
    Burling, and the law firm of Patterson, Belknap, Web & Tyler; Senior
    Vice President for Government Relations, Northrop Corporation, 1990-
    1993; nominated by President Clinton, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate,
    to be Secretary of the Army, 1993-1998; and Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs, 1998.

                             OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

    Secretary of Veterans Affairs.--Togo D. West, Jr., 273-4800.
        Chief of Staff.--Janice F. Joyner, 273-4800.
        Deputy Chief of Staff.--Kevin T. Hanretta, 273-4800.
        Special Assistant for Veterans Service Organizations Liaison.--Allen
            (Gunner) Kent, 273-4835.
        General Counsel.--Leigh A. Bradley, 273-6660.
        Inspector General.--Richard J. Griffin, 801 I Street, NW, 565-8620.
        Chairman, Board of--
            Contract Appeals.--Guy H. McMichael III, 1800 G Street, 273-
                6743.
            Veterans Appeals.--Eligah Dane Clark, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW,
                565-5001.

                         OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY

    Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.--Hershel W. Gober, 273-4817.
        Director of--
            Center for Minority Veterans.--Willie L. Hensley, 273-6708.
            Center for Women Veterans.--Joan A. Furey, 273-6193.
            Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication.--Charles R.
                DeLobe, 273-4981.
            Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.--Scott F.
                Denniston, 801 I Street, NW, 565-8124.

                  ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS

    Assistant Secretary.--Sheila Clarke McCready (acting), 273-5611.
        Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary.--Sheila Clarke McCready, 273-
            5611.
        Deputy Assistant Secretary.--E. Phillip Riggin, 273-5615.

          ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

    Assistant Secretary.--John T. Hanson (acting), 273-5750.
        Deputy Assistant Secretary for--
            Public Affairs.--James H. Holley, 273-5710.
            Intergovernmental Affairs.--John T. Hanson, 273-5760.
            International Affairs.--Maria C. Fernandez-Greczmiel, 273-5760

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                  ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

    Assistant Secretary.--Dennis M. Duffy, 273-5033.
        Deputy Assistant Secretary for--
            Program and Data Analysis.--Patricia J. O'Neil, 273-5182.
            Planning and Evaluation.--Gary A. Steinberg, 273-5068.

                  ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

    Assistant Secretary.--Edward A. Powell, 273-5589.
        Deputy Assistant Secretary for--
            Budget.--D. Mark Catlett, 273-5289.
            Finance.--Frank W. Sullivan, 273-5504.
            Acquisition and Materiel Management.--Gary J. Krump, 273-6029.

               ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY

    Assistant Secretary.--Harold F. Gracey, Jr. (acting), 273-8842.
        Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary.--Harold F. Gracey, Jr., 273-
            8842.
        Deputy Assistant Secretary for--
            Information Resources Management.--[Vacant].

           ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION

    Assistant Secretary.--Eugene A. Brickhouse, 273-4901.
        Deputy Assistant Secretary for--
            Administration.--Robert W. Schultz, 273-5356.
            Equal Opportunity.--Ellis Jones-Hodges (acting), 273-5888.
            Human Resources Management.--Ronald E. Cowles, 273-4920.
            Security and Law Enforcement.--John H. Baffa, 273-5500.
            Resolution Management.--Ventris C. Gibson, 273-9437.

                        NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

    Under Secretary.--Roger R. Rapp (acting), 273-5146.
        Director of--
            Field Operations.--Roger R. Rapp, 273-5225.
            Operations Support.--Vincent L. Barile, 273-5153.
            Memorial Program Service.--Lawrence J. DeMeo, 565-4200.

                        VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

    Under Secretary.--Joseph Thompson, 273-6763.
        Deputy Under Secretary.--Nora E. Egan, 273-6761.
            Chief--
                Information Officer.--Newell E. Quinton, 273-7004.
                Financial Officer.--Jimmy L. Wardle, 273-6728.
            Director of--
                Compensation and Pension Service.--Robert J. Epley, 273-
                    7203.
                Loan Guaranty Service.--R. Keith Pedigo, 273-7331.
                Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Service.--Julius M.
                    Williams, 273-7419.

                         VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

    Under Secretary.--Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., M.P.H. (acting), 273-5781.
        Deputy Under Secretary.--Thomas L. Garthwaite, M.D., 273-5878.
            Chief--
                Network Officer.--Kenneth J. Clark, 273-5826.
                Patient Care Services Officer.--Thomas V. Holohan, M.D.,
                    273-8474.
                Research and Development Officer.--John R. Feussner, M.D.,
                    273-8232.
                Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer.--Susan H.
                    Mather, M.D., 273-8575.

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                Academic Affiliations Officer.--David P. Stevens, M.D., 273-
                    8946.
                Administrative Officer.--Lydia B. Mavridis, 273-6309.
                Financial Officer.--W. Todd Grams, 273-5662.
                Policy and Planning Officer.--Gregg A. Pane, M.D., 273-8932.