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Togo D. West Jr.
1942–2018
United States
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Togo Dennis West Jr. (June 21, 1942 – March 8, 2018) was an American attorney and Army officer who served as the third secretary of veterans affairs in the administration of President Bill Clinton from 1998 until his resignation in 2000. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second African American to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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