Obama nominates two tribal members to key positions
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate two tribal members to posts within his administration.
Michael F. Tillman, a member of the Tlingit Tribe of Alaska, was nominated to serve on the
Marine Mammal Commission. He is a former
National Marine Fisheries Service employee and has extensive experience in marine conservation issues.
Cynthia Chavez Lamar, who is from
San Felipe Pueblo in New Mexico, was nominated to serve on the Board of Trustees of the
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. She is director of the
Indian Arts Research Center at the
School for Advanced Research and has worked for the
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and the
National Museum of the American Indian.
Additionally, Obama nominated JoAnn Lynn Balzer to serve on the same board as Lamar. Balzer helped found the
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum and the Institute of American Indian Arts Foundation.
All three positions require
Senate confirmation.
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