FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski was in the running to be...
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski was in the running to be the next ambassador to Brazil but has taken himself out of consideration, industry officials told us Thursday. A spokesman for Genachowski declined to comment but cited answers the chairman offered…
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last week during a press conference (CD Feb 1 p11) that he is happy with his current job. “I'm working hard every day and we have a terrific agenda,” Genachowski said at the time. An ambassadorship would be “a good next move” for the chairman and Brazil is considered “the most dynamic country in South America,” said a top industry lawyer. The downside is that Brasília, the capital, is a planned city with few cultural highlights, located almost 500 miles from Rio de Janeiro, the lawyer said. Sources confirmed that while Genachowski had a shot at the Brazil posting he did not pursue it. Current Brazilian Ambassador Thomas Shannon said he will leave his post “in the middle of the year” in an article posted on the U.S. Embassy’s website (http://xrl.us/bofft6). However, a transcript from the interview quoted Shannon as saying: “I am staying until I receive other news.” A State Department spokesman confirmed Tuesday that Shannon had not made any formal announcement regarding his post.