To chairObama to nominate NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund lawyer to chair EEOC
By APThursday, July 16, 2009
Obama chooses Harvard Law grad to head EEOC
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is choosing an NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund lawyer to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The White House announced Obama’s decision to nominate Jacqueline Berrien on Thursday.
She has been the fund’s associate director-counsel since September 2004.
The Harvard Law School graduate also has worked for the Ford Foundation’s Peace and Social Justice Program, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union.
In a statement, Obama notes Berrien’s “passion and leadership” and says he’s confident she will make sure the EEOC lives up to its mission of eliminating discrimination in the workplace.
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