Appointments and Resignations
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia: Who is Adrienne Poteat?
A longtime employee of the District of Columbia’s Department of Corrections, Adrienne R. Poteat serves as the head of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), where she has been deputy director since 2002. This federal agency ... read more
Unconfirmed Head of Government Printing Office: Who is William Boarman?
President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Government Printing Office (GPO) is William J. Boarman, a longtime labor union executive who began his career in the printing business and who has represented organized printers. He was nominated on Apri... read more
Chair of United States Sentencing Commission: William Sessions III?
A federal judge for the past 15 years, William K. Sessions III has chaired the United States Sentencing Commission since October 2009. Created in 1984 to deal with disparities in sentencing in different states, the Commission develops sentencing... read more
Director of the American Institute in Taiwan: Who is William Stanton?
A veteran diplomat with more than 30 years of experience, William A. Stanton has served as director of the American Institute in Taiwan since August 2009. The Institute has served as the de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan since 1979, when the Unite... read more
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces: Who is Thomas Padden?
Thomas W. Padden, acting director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), is a veteran prosecutor with experience handling drug cases for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Padden received his Bachelor of Science from the ... read more
President of the Legal Services Corporation: Who is Victor Fortuno?
After nearly three decades of work for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), Victor M. Fortuno was appointed interim president in January 2010. The LSC is a private, non-profit corporation established by the federal government to help low-income... read more
National Security Advisor: Who is Thomas Donilon?
Other than the fact that both were lobbyists, in choosing Thomas E. Donilon to take over as national security adviser, President Barack Obama could not have selected someone more different in terms of background from his predecessor, James L. Jo... read more
Command and General Staff College: Who is Sean MacFarland?
Brigadier General Sean B. MacFarland has served as the deputy commanding general of the Combined Arms Center (CAC)–Leader Development and Education, and deputy commandant of the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) since July 9. 2010. MacFar... read more
Director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service: Who is Terri McKay?
Teresa “Terri” McKay has served as director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) in the Department of Defense since September 15, 2008. In this capacity, she oversees the Pentagon’s day-to-day accounting and finance activities, i... read more
Ambassador to Peru: Who is Rose Likins?
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Rose M. Likins has served as U.S. ambassador to Peru since September 15, 2010.
The daughter of Eugene and Merlyn McCartney, she was born in 1959. Likins earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish... read more
Administrator of Rural Development Housing and Community Facilities Programs: Who is Tammye Treviño?
Tammye H. Treviño has served as administrator of the Rural Development Housing and Community Facilities Programs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture since June 2009. The agency administers aid to rural communities that focus on home ownership an... read more
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency: Who is Ronald Burgess, Jr.?
A 35-year veteran specializing in military intelligence, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Ronald L. Burgess, Jr. has served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency since March 2009. He also serves as commander of the Joint Functional Componen... read more
Commander of Army Combined Arms Center: Who is Robert Caslen, Jr.?
In March 2010, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Robert L. “Bob” Caslen, Jr. took over as commander of the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, which oversees the Command and General Staff College and 17 other schools, centers and traini... read more
Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration: Who is Phyllis Borzi?
As head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) in the U.S. Department of Labor, Phyllis C. Borzi not only oversees issues related to pensions and retirement plans, but also will help enforce part of the health care reform law as... read more
Chair of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board: Who is Rafael Moure-Eraso?
Rafael Moure-Eraso took his place as Chair of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) on June 23, 2010. The CSB is an independent agency dedicated to investigating industrial chemical accidents and making prevention recommendations to the industry an... read more
Director of the Missile Defense Agency: Who is Patrick O’Reilly?
Lieutenant General Patrick J. O’Reilly is only the second U.S. Army commander to lead the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), which is charged with developing a viable system for protecting the United States and its interests from ballistic missile at... read more