White House Announces Several Nominations To Interior Leadership
The White House today announced the intent to nominate several officials to serve at the Department of the Interior, including:
Tommy Beaudreau, Deputy Secretary
Winnie Stachelberg, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget
Tanya Trujillo, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
The nominations will now be considered by the U.S. Senate.
“Our nominees each have deep experience leading on energy and environmental issues, working across federal, state, local and Tribal governments, and coordinating engagement with a variety of stakeholders. I look forward to working with them to advance Interior’s mission to steward America s natural, cultural and historic resources and honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
The White House
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate 12 members of his Administration to lead on climate and transportation matters across key agencies, including the Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Transportation.
The President has tapped Tommy Beaudreau for Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Meera Joshi for Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Faisal Amin for Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, Christopher Coes for Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation, Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, Radhika Fox for Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency, Michal Freedhoff for Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Protection, Environmental
Interior Department Announces Members Of Biden-Harris Leadership Team
The Department of the Interior today announced key members of agency leadership who will advance the Biden-Harris administration’s agenda to build back better and address the four intersecting challenges of our time: COVID-19, economic recovery, racial equity, and climate change.
“With today’s announcement, President Biden is delivering on his commitment to build teams that exude talent and experience, and look like America,” said
Jennifer Van der Heide, incoming Chief of Staff. “We look forward to working with the dedicated civil servants at the Department to fulfill Interior’s missions, advance President Biden’s vision to honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes and uphold the trust and treaty responsibilities to them, address the climate and nature crises, and build a clean energy future that creates good-paying jobs and powers our nation. We are ready to get to work on behalf of the
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