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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Dec 8, 2020, 04:26 PM Dec 2020

Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts; December 8, 2020 [View all]

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Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy.

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Matthew A. Schlapp, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board.

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NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts

Issued on: December 8, 2020

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key positions in his Administration:

Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Lynn Friess, of Wyoming, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Douglas Manchester, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Hannah F. Buchan, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Catherine B. Reynolds, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Andrew George Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.

Dr. Betty A. Rosa, Ph.D., of New York, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.

John E. Nixon, of Utah, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.

Rep. Mike Sanders, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Community Development Advisory Board.

Christopher C. Papagianis, of New York, to be a Member of the Community Development Advisory Board.

J. Steven Grist, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Community Development Advisory Board.

James H. Herbert II, of Wyoming, to be a Member of the Community Development Advisory Board.

Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy.

Douglas Macgregor, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy.

Chang Oh Turkmani, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board.

Elizabeth M. Fago, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board.

Dr. Jack T. Evjy, M.D., of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board.

Lisa Cutone, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.

Marina A. DeWit, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.

Larry Schweikart, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.

Matthew A. Schlapp, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board.

Andrew Kloster, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States.

Jared Smith, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

William Ruger, of Virginia, to be a Member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Dr. Jonathan Bronitsky, Ph.D., of Michigan, to be a Member of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

David Kennedy, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Arctic Research Commission.
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What does this accomplish? Thomas Hurt Dec 2020 #1
Some (maybe all?) of those positions have specific terms, so it makes them very hard to get rid of. tblue37 Dec 2020 #4
He probably left them unfilled until now Captain Zero Dec 2020 #11
Chao is McConnell's wife and currently works in the admin berni_mccoy Dec 2020 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Dec 2020 #15
Can Biden undo this mess??? redstatebluegirl Dec 2020 #3
Can Biden just remove these assholes? cayugafalls Dec 2020 #5
Trump, will go down in the Guinness World Records as the "Greatest Loser ever!" n/t RKP5637 Dec 2020 #6
More treason by Drumpf gohuskies Dec 2020 #7
More GOP deep state keithbvadu2 Dec 2020 #8
Called Spotting Neo Cons Wellstone ruled Dec 2020 #9
F..k every last one of them! They will add nothing Thekaspervote Dec 2020 #10
Boards of Trustees. Financial Oversight Boards. Advisory Boards. Opportunities for stipends/graft Marcuse Dec 2020 #12
Will this serial Hatch Act violator skip out on the mandatory Ethics training? Marcuse Dec 2020 #13
DANGER!! DANGER!!! It sounds like these are non-revocable appointments. SeattleVet Dec 2020 #14
I wonder who gave Trump the idea? thesquanderer Dec 2020 #16
These are administration appointments. I don't think they require a trip through the Senate. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #17
Looks like some may need confirmation, if their own website is to be believed. SeattleVet Dec 2020 #20
Well, I'm wrong. Thanks. But how will the Senate find time to do important work, when ... mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #21
These are 26 appointments in a government of 2 million civilians. ancianita Dec 2020 #19
Loyalists Get Last Minute Appointments From Trump mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #18
The Appointees can always be removed "for cause" pfitz59 Dec 2020 #22
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