Three Nominated for Treasury
March 8, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business
On Sunday, The White House announced three nominees for senior posts at the Treasury Department. Just days ago, two other contenders withdrew their names claiming concern that the team wasn’t being assembled quickly enough during the financial crisis.
Two months into the Obama presidency, only Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in place in the Treasury.
The three new nominees are:
David Cohen – assistant Treasury secretary for terrorist financing
Alan Krueger – assistant secretary for economic policy
Kim Wallace – assistant secretary for legislative affairs
“Out of crisis arises opportunity,” President Obama said in a statement.
“With the leadership of these accomplished individuals and our whole …read more
