The Hill reports that the Obama administration has awarded several ambassadorships to campaign donors. Obama has announced 24 ambassadorial nominations, but only two, those to Iraq and Afghanistan, have been confirmed. Some are high-profile posts that attract prominent diplomats and political heavyweights; others are cushy jobs that will go to top bundlers and key supporters.
Category: Executive Branch
Bundler to Canada
President Obama named campaign Deputy Finance Chair David Jacobson to be Ambassador to Canada. The announcement omits any reference to his position on the campaign, notwithstanding that numerous other releases for administration appointments routinely include appointees’ campaign positions. For example, this release refers to one appointee’s work as an Obama campaign Press Wrangler.
What is Business Forward?
Thanks to a few news reports and their website, we now know some more about Business Forward. Business Forward, Inc. is a D.C. non-profit corporation and plans to file for a 501(c)(6) exemption, according to the group’s website. The corporation’s registered agent (and the group’s executive director) is James Doyle, at the same address as The […]