U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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About VA

Mission Statement

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's veterans.

VA Core Values and Characteristics

Core values describe an organization's culture and character and serve as the foundation for the way individuals in an organization interact with each other and with people outside of the organization. The Department of Veterans Affairs Core Values and Characteristics apply across the entire VA enterprise.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Togo D. West Jr. was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Note: Eric K. Shinseki was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the Barack Obama administration, and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.  

Chuck Hagel was the chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and the deputy administrator for the U.S. Veterans Administration.