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On December 1, 2008, she was nominated by President-elect Obama to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, [70] [87] a position which he also upgraded to cabinet level. [212] Rice is the second youngest [ 212 ] and the first African American woman US Representative to the UN. [ 213 ]
President Barack Obama, a Democrat, nominated William F. Jung, a Republican, as a U.S. federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, nominated Karen Gren Scholer, a Republican, as a U.S. federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Obama described his Cabinet choices as a "team of rivals", and Obama chose several prominent public officials for Cabinet positions, including defeated rival Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. [31] Obama nominated several former Clinton administration officials to the Cabinet and to other positions. [32]
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated over 400 individuals for federal judgeships during his presidency.Of these nominations, Congress confirmed 329 judgeships, 173 during the 111th & 112th Congresses [1] and 156 during the 113th and 114th Congresses.
President-elect Barack Obama (C) speaks during a press conference to announce his nomination of venture capitalist Karen Mills (R), nominated to head the Small Business Administration, U.S. Rep ...
The total number of Obama Article III judgeship nominees to be confirmed by the United States Senate is 329, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 55 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 268 judges to the United States district courts, and four judges to the United States Court of International Trade.
Pages in category "Obama administration cabinet members" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Former President Bill Clinton is second with four failed nominations,*** while former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama had three each. All other presidents since Carter had exactly one.