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• Obama’s UN-Mgt Reform Nominees Troubles

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  President Obama nominated Jide Zeitlin to be Representative of the United States to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform on September 14. Mr. Zeitlin had his confirmation hearing at the SFRC last November 4. Over the weekend, Pervez Iqbal Siddiqui of The Times of India reported on more trouble for Mr. ...
  3 days ago

• Officially In: Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe to US-HRC

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  Image via WikipediaOn November 9, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations Human Rights Council, with rank of Ambassador. The WH released the following official bio: Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe is an Affiliated ...
  4 days ago

• Officially In: Carrie Hessler Radelet to Peace Corps

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  On November 9, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Carrie Hessler Radelet to be Deputy Director of the United States Peace Corps. The WH released the following official bio: Carrie Hessler Radelet is the Director of the Washington, DC office of John Snow, Inc. (JSI) and JSI Research and Training ...
  4 days ago

• Officially In: Dr. Rajiv Shah to USAID

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  Image via WikipediaOn November 10, President Obama nominated Dr. Rajiv Shah as Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). President Obama said, “The mission of USAID is to advance America’s interests by strengthening our relationships abroad. Rajiv brings fresh ideas and ...
  4 days ago

• The Ambassador: When Working for One is an Adventure

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  Image via Wikipedia “The Ambassador is a hands-on manager who has a highly personal, dominating management style. She has persuaded the mission to think outside of well-trodden bureaucratic strictures and engage in new initiatives. This makes working for her, at times, an adventure. The mission staff ...
  6 days ago

• SFRC Hearings: Zeitlin, Arvanat, Barton, Yohannes, Lomellin

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONSUNITED STATES SENATE111th CONGRESS1st SESSION Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009Time: 2:30 P.M.Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingPresiding: Senator Menendez Nominees: Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York to be Representative of the United States to the United Nations ...
  1 week ago

• Officially In: Suresh Kumar to USFCS

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  Image via WikipediaOn October 29, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Suresh Kumar to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service at the Department of Commerce. The WH released the following official bio: Suresh Kumar is President & ...
  1 week ago

• Officially In: Betty E. King to US Mission Geneva

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  Image by US Mission Geneva via FlickrOn October 22 President Obama announced his intent to nominate Betty E. King to be Representative of the United States to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador. The WH released the following official bio below: ...
  2 weeks ago

• Some political appointees are also double dippers

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 597
  At least four political appointees are also double dippers. As soon as we published a  list of “exempt” — or political appointees — compiled by the Department of Finance and Administration last night, we started getting questions about how many of them were also double dippers. So far, we’ve found four ...
  3 weeks ago

• Officially In: Anne Slaughter Andrew to San Jose

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  Image by jeepeenyc via FlickrOn October 15 President Obama announced his intent to nominate Anne Slaughter Andrew to be the next Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica. The WH released the following official bio: Anne Slaughter Andrew is currently the Principal of New Energy Nexus, LLC and advises companies and ...
  4 weeks ago

• US Embassy Barbados: Paradise Inspected

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  Image via WikipediaPolitical Ambassador’s Largesse No Longer Available The State Department’s OIG recently released its inspection report dated June 2009 on the US Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados. The inspection took place in Washington, DC, between January 5 and January 23, 2009; in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ...
  4 weeks ago

• Officially In: Jide Zeitlin to UN Mgt and Reform

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  On September 14 President Obama announced his intent to nominate Jide Zeitlin as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador. Official bio released by the WH is below: Mr. Zeitlin, a private investor, formerly served as an ...
  8 weeks ago

• Officially In: Frederick Barton to UN ECOSOC

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  On September 14 President Obama announced his intent to nominate Frederick "Rick" Barton for Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Official bio released by the WH is below: Mr. Barton currently serves as a Senior ...
  8 weeks ago

• Officially In: Carmen Lomellin to OAS

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 481
  On September 14 President Obama announced his intent to nominate Carmen Lomellin for Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador. Official bio released by the WH is below: Ms. Lomellin is currently the Director of Outreach for the ...
  8 weeks ago

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