Photo: Unknown photographer, United States Department of Veterans Affairs (Q592576) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Anthony Principi commands a quiet kind of respect from me. A man from the Bronx who served as a naval officer, trained as a lawyer at Seton Hall, and rose to become Secretary of Veterans Affairs under George W. Bush. What I find compelling is the consistency of his path: someone who knew military service personally then turned to building systems that serve veterans. That blend of intellect and resolve, capped by chairing the base realignment commission, tells me he was deeply trusted. He is not a man of the spotlight, but the kind who steadies the institutions others depend on, and I value that.
Overview
Anthony Joseph Principi (born April 16, 1944) is an American attorney and former naval officer who served as the fourth secretary of veterans affairs in the administration of President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He chaired the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, BRAC and is currently a consultant and board member of several diverse foundations and corporations.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anthony Principi
- Name (Japanese)
- アンソニー・プリンシピ
- Reading
- あんそにー・ぷりんしぴ
- Born
- April 16, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- military officer / lawyer / jurist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Seton Hall University School of Law
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.