Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo, who has served in top roles at the Treasury Department, has been appointed by US President Barack Obama to succeed Caroline Atkinson as his deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs. Atkinson will be leaving after having served in at the post since June 2013, a position that includes coordinating U.S. participation in the annual summits of the Group of 20 and Group of Seven countries.
Adeyemo, 34, joined the White House’s National Economic Council as deputy director this fall from the Treasury, where he served most recently as the deputy chief of staff to Secretary Jacob Lew.
He was the Treasury’s lead negotiator on the currency agreement that was part of the Pacific trade deal. Mr. Adeyemo also worked on Treasury’s response to crises in Ukraine and Greece and in 2010 was one of the first officials charged with standing up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
In a statement, Mr. Obama thanked Ms. Atkinson for her service and said he was grateful that Mr. Adeyemo would carry on her work. Mr. Adeyemo had been nominated by Mr. Obama to serve as assistant Treasury secretary for international markets and development, but a White House official said Mr. Adeyemo had asked the president to withdraw the nomination given his new role.
The US Secretary of Treasury, Mr. Lew, said that Mr. Adeyemo had “developed a network of international relationships in economic offices around the world to promote U.S. interests effectively.” Former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Mr. Adeyemo, who joined the administration in 2009, was a “natural diplomat with a great feel for policy.” For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - https://twitter.com/Naijapals and Facebook - www.facebook.com/naijapals
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Posted: at 16-12-2015 07:14 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Spatacuss at 16-12-2015 07:55 AM (9 years ago) (m)
ONLY IN USA the land of oportunity for every talented person
Posted: at 16-12-2015 07:55 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Very nice but this guy is not a Nigerian even though he has Nigerian parents, why I said so is, all his life he lives in the United States of America and shear the same way of life. American people are not stupid the know who to include when it comes to their personal matters.
Posted: at 16-12-2015 07:56 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
This is a great one frm president Obama. But the only problem is that is he going to stay long in that position as Obama leaving the office nxt year for another government.
Posted: at 16-12-2015 09:15 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
deboalabi262 at 16-12-2015 03:55 PM (9 years ago) (m)
''Mr. Adeyemo had “developed a network of international relationships in economic offices around the world to promote U.S. interests effectively'' -Make you help your fatherland also oooooo Naija also needs you urgently.....
Who Jah Blessed, No Man Cursed......
Posted: at 16-12-2015 03:55 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
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