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MAJ. GEN. JAMES A. ADKINSAdjutant General, June 1, 2008 to January 21, 2015. Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant General for State Operations, Maryland Military Department, 1997-2003.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, May 16, 2007 to September 1, 2009. Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, May 9-16, 2007. Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2004-06 (acting deputy secretary, 2003-04).
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2007-15; Programs and Events Advisory Committee of Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, 2009-15; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2010-15; Governor's Warrior to Worker Council, 2010-15; Maryland Veterans Trust, 2013-15; Council on Open Data, 2014-15.
Born in Cambridge, Maryland, May 1, 1954. University of the State of New York, B.A. (sociology), 1984; Washington College, M.A. (history), 1991. Served in U.S. Army/Maryland National Guard, 1975-1997 (legion of merit; maryland distinguished service cross; order of the white cross, republic of estonia). Graduate, Defense Language Institute (russian), 1976; U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, 1987; U.S. Army War College, 1996. Chair, Board of Trustees, James B. Richardson Foundation & Museum, 2003-04. Board of Trustees, Dorchester County Historical Society, 2003-06. Community Association Committee, Dorchester General Hospital, 2005-. Board of Directors, Terrapin Institute, 2005-. Member, Maryland Chiefs of Police Association, Inc. Member, Association of the United State Army; National Guard Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; American Veterans (AMVETS); U.S. Army War College Alumni Association; 2nd Armored Division Association; Military Intelligence Corps Association.
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