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Obama said to nominate Sally Jewell to head Interior Department
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This article was originally published February 6, 2013 at 7:32 a.m. Updated February 6, 2013 at 8:48 a.m.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will nominate Sally Jewell, president and chief executive officer of Recreational Equipment Inc., to become secretary of the Interior Department, an administration official said on condition of anonymity in advance of a formal announcement.
The selection of Jewell, who would succeed Ken Salazar, was reported earlier Wednesday by The Washington Post.
Jewell is the president and chief executive officer at the outdoors company Recreational Equipment Inc., known as REI, which sells clothing and gear for outdoor adventures with more than 100 stores across the country. Prior to joining REI in 2000, Jewell worked in commercial banking and as an engineer for Mobil Oil Corp.
Jewell is the first woman in Obama’s crop of second-term Cabinet nominees. The White House faced criticism that the new Cabinet lacked diversity after Obama tapped a string of white men for top posts, but Obama promised more diverse nominees were in the queue for other jobs.
Obama was to announce Jewell’s nomination during a ceremony in the White House State Dining Room on Wednesday afternoon, according to the official who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to confirm Jewell’s nomination ahead of the president.
Information for this article was contributed by Bloomberg News and The Associated Press.
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HM2 says... February 6, 2013 at 9:21 p.m.
She's a jewel alright, don't know nothing about the job, but that's ok; obama don't know anything about his.
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inquire says... February 6, 2013 at 10:21 p.m.
Sally Jewell has a long history of conservation and is endorsed by the Sierra Club. That gives me hope that she will want to do the right thing by our public lands. Conservatives should be thrilled that she has worked for oil companies. I think there is no one the President could appoint that wouldn't bring immediate unfounded derision from some of you just for being an appointee of this president.
She has experience in both the use of and conservation of resources. Just exactly what is your evidence that she "don't know nothing" about the job?
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