Cecilia Muñoz Named to White House Staff

Ianus · 11-26-2008, 09:56 PM

This should make some of our counterparts see red.Ms. Muñoz from La Raza has been selected to be apart of the White House staff serving as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 26, 2008
Contact: Obama Transition Press Office, 202-540-3483

President-Elect Barack Obama Names Two New White House Staff Members

WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama today announced two new members of the White House staff. Jonathan Favreau will serve as Director of Speechwriting, and Cecilia Muñoz will serve as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

“We’re continuing to build a White House team that can rise to the challenges facing this country – and I couldn’t be more excited to announce Jon and Cecilia. I’m confident that at a critical time in our history, this White House will restore openness and accountability to our Executive Branch and help to put government back in the hands of the people it serves.”

Jonathan Favreau, Director of Speechwriting
Jon Favreau served as Director of Speechwriting during the 2008 presidential campaign. He has worked for President-elect Obama since February 2005, when he joined Obama’s United States Senate office as Speechwriter. Previously, Favreau served as Deputy Director of Speechwriting on John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. A resident of North Reading, Massachusetts, Favreau received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the College of the Holy Cross in 2003.

Cecilia Muñoz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Cecilia Muñoz currently serves as Senior Vice President for the Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), where she supervises all legislative and advocacy activities conducted by NCLR policy staff. Muñoz is the Chair of the Board of Center for Community Change, and serves on the U.S. Programs Board of the Open Society Institute and the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Philanthropies. She is the daughter of immigrants from Bolivia and was born in Detroit, Michigan. In June 2000, she was awarded a MacArthur Foundation fellowship in recognition of her work on immigration and civil rights.

sibby · 11-27-2008, 03:27 AM

I'm really liking Obama's cabinet and staff picks these days.

alex1234 · 11-27-2008, 09:52 AM

hah Alicrapers are gonna have a heart-attack.

dreamerhippie · 08:51 PM

Erase / Rewind

VaeVictis · 11-27-2008, 10:40 PM

Things are going our way, aren't they? Let's keep it up.

jacki3 · 11-28-2008, 10:58 AM

Obama FTW

Jose313 · 11:55 PM

I still feel that there needs to be a Latino/a at a higher level position than this. c'mon the administration needs to reflect the population of the country more precisely and Bill Richardson as good of a person he is won't do it for me.

2dreamORnot2dream · 12-01-2008, 01:12 AM

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I still feel that there needs to be a Latino/a at a higher level position than this. c'mon the administration needs to reflect the population of the country more precisely and Bill Richardson as good of a person he is won't do it for me.

What does a person’s ethnicity have to do with their ability to do their job? Obama needs to continue to pick the best people for the job regardless of race, ethinicity, creed, gender, or any other criteria that is irrelevant to their ability to do their job.

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