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Robert Kimmitt served as the deputy secretary of the treasury under Henry Paulson during the George W. Bush administration. Kimmitt was a career diplomat who had previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Germany and the U.S. representative to the United Nations. He was appointed to the Treasury post in 2006 and served until 2009. Kimmitt is a noted expert on international finance and has written extensively on the subject.