Obama Taps Kennard for EU Ambassador

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

OBAMA TAPS KENNARD FOR EU AMBASSADOR
President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate former Federal  
Communications Commission Chairman William E. Kennard to be  
Representative of the United States of America to the European Union,  
with the rank of Ambassador. Currently, Kennard is Managing Director  
of The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm. While FCC  
chairman, Kennard advanced policies that brought the Internet to a  
majority of American households, greatly expanded investment in new  
wireless and broadband networks, and made digital technologies more  
available to schools, libraries, low-income communities and people  
with disabilities. Before becoming FCC Chairman, he served as the  
FCC's General Counsel and as a partner and member of the board of  
directors of the law firm Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and  
Hand (now DLA Piper). Kennard currently serves on the boards of  
directors of The New York Times Company, Hawaiian Telcom, Inc., and  
Insight Communications; in addition, he is a board member of several  
nonprofit organizations, including the Joint Center for Political and  
Economic Studies, One Economy Corporation, Common Sense Media, Year-Up  
Inc. and the Yale University Council.

<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-More-Key-Administration-Posts-8-6-09/ 
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