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:

•      Anita Fineday – Member, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children

•      Russ McDonald – Member, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children

•      Valerie Jarrett – General Trustee, Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

•      Susan Rice – General Trustee, Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

•      Linda Smith – Member, Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences

•      Carole Johnson – Member, National Cancer Advisory Board

•      Suzy George – Member, National Security Education Board

•      Jason Collins – Member and Co-Chair, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Carli Lloyd – Member and Co-Chair, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – Member, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Paulette Aniskoff – Member, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Caitlin Cahow – Member, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Pamela Coleman – Member, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Chase Cushman – Member, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Gabrielle Douglas – Member, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Debra Eschmeyer – Member, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Tara McGuinness – Member, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Ibtihaj Muhammad – Member, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

•      Robert Carrigan – Member, President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 

•      Senator Angus King – Member, Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission

•      Benjamin Rhodes – Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council

•      Shannon O'Neil – Member, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission

•      Daniel Restrepo – Member, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission

•      Kristie Canegallo – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

•      Christopher Fonzone – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

•      Maneesh Goyal – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

•      Rudy Mehrbani – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 

•      Natalie Quillian – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 

•      Roberto Rodriguez – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

President Obama said, "I am proud that such experienced and committed individuals have agreed to serve the American people in these important roles. I know they will serve the American people well."