Press Release - President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:

•      Mauro Morales – Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights

•      Daniel Weiss – Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council

President Obama said, "I am pleased to announce that these experienced and committed individuals have decided to serve our country. I look forward to working with them."

President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Mauro Morales, Appointee for Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights

Mauro Morales is currently Assistant Director in the Office of Public Engagement at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), a position he has held since 2014. From 2009 to 2014, he served as Attorney Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel at OPM. In 2006, Mr. Morales founded The Morales Law Group, where he served as Managing Partner until 2009. He served as General Counsel and Director of Public Affairs for Verches Associates from 2004 to 2006, and he was General Counsel for Lambco Engineering, Inc. from 2000 to 2004. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Morales was a staff member for Congresswoman Lorreta Sanchez, serving as Legislative Director and then as District Director. From 1993 to 1997, he was a Senior Associate Attorney at McGuiness & Williams and was an Associate Attorney at Pereyda, Delnick and Ruedaflores from 1992 to 1993. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Morales was a Senior Law Clerk with the Orange County, California District Attorney's Office. He began his career as a Legislative Assistant for Congressman Esteban Torres from 1983 to 1988. Mr. Morales received a B.S. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the University of Southern California.

Daniel Weiss, Appointee for Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council

Daniel Weiss is Managing Partner of Angeleno Group LLC, a private equity firm he co-founded in 2001. Previously, Mr. Weiss was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP from 1998 to 1999. Mr. Weiss is currently a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Temple Israel of Hollywood, the Board of Directors of World Resources Institute, and the Advisory Board of the Institute the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Weiss received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.A. and J.D. from Stanford University.