Todd B. Hunter
{{Short description|American government official}}
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| name = Todd Hunter
| image = ToddHunterVA.webp
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| office = Acting United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
| president = Donald Trump
| term_start = January 20, 2025
| term_end = February 5, 2025
| predecessor = Denis McDonough
| successor = Doug Collins
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| allegiance = United States
| branch = United States Army
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Todd B. Hunter is an American government official serving as Deputy Executive Director of the Office of Mission Support in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2025 |title=Here's who is leading federal agencies as Trump nominees await confirmation |url=https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/01/heres-who-leading-federal-agencies-trump-nominees-await-confirmation/402346/ |access-date=January 21, 2025 |website=Government Executive |language=en}} He served as Acting U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs from January 20 to February 5, 2025, when Doug Collins was sworn into office.
Career
Hunter served in the United States Army for 22 years.{{Cite web |title=Todd B. Hunter - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |url=https://department.va.gov/staff-biographies/todd-b-hunter/ |access-date=January 21, 2025 |language=en-US}}
Within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Hunter was Executive Director of the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, and served as Acting Associate Executive Director for the Strategic Acquisition Center. During the first Trump administration, he was Deputy Executive Director of the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. He later became Deputy Executive Director of the Office of Mission Support.
Hunter was appointed Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025.{{Cite web |last=djensen |date=January 20, 2025 |title=President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designation-of-acting-leaders/ |access-date=January 21, 2025 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}
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Category:21st-century United States government officials