President Obama Sends Trade-Related Nominations to the Senate
President Barack Obama on Jan. 7 sent the following nominations to the Senate, according to an administration press release:
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- Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., to be U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People's Republic of China.
- Darci Vetter to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Islam A. Siddiqui announced his intent to depart USTR early this year (see 13121312).
- Janet Garvin McCabe to be an assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.