Kenneth W. Dam

Kenneth W. Dam
9th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
In office January 20, 2001 – July 13, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Stuart E. Eizenstat
Succeeded by	Samuel Bodman
Acting United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office December 31, 2002 – February 3, 2003
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Paul H. O'Neill (as Secretary of the Treasury)
Succeeded by	John W. Snow (as Secretary of the Treasury)
8th United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office September 23, 1982 – June 15, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Walter J. Stoessel Jr.
Succeeded by	John C. Whitehead
Personal details
Born	Kenneth Willard Dam (1932-08-10)August 10, 1932 Marysville, Kansas, U.S.
Died	May 31, 2022(2022-05-31) (aged 89) Long Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Kansas (B.A.) University of Chicago Law School (J.D.)

Kenneth Willard Dam (August 10, 1932 – May 31, 2022) was an American politician and academic who served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (the second highest official in the United States Department of the Treasury) from 2001 to 2004, where he specialized in international economic development. He was a senior fellow of the Brookings Institution and a professor emeritus and senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.