{"id":48383,"date":"2014-02-12T10:58:13","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T15:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/target\/president-obama-nominates-choice-for-next-us-ambassador-to-bahamas-2"},"modified":"2014-02-12T11:23:27","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T16:23:27","slug":"president-obama-nominates-choice-for-next-us-ambassador-to-bahamas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2014\/02\/president-obama-nominates-choice-for-next-us-ambassador-to-bahamas-2","title":{"rendered":"President Obama nominates choice for next US ambassador to Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CassandraThe United States yesterday announced the nomination of a former White House attorney for the post of ambassador to the Bahamas.<\/p>\n

Although a ratification by the US Senate is still to come, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the announcement of Cassandra Butts\u2019 appointment was welcomed as the Bahamas looks forward to a continued good and cordial working relationship with the US.<\/p>\n

Butts, 48, was a classmate of Obama\u2019s at Harvard Law School. She was born in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n

In a statement from the White House\u2019s Office of the Press Secretary, Ms Butts\u2019 nomination was announced along with two other officials: Bob Work for America\u2019s Deputy Secretary of Defense and Matthew McGuire as the appointee of the US executive director – International Bank of Reconstruction and Development.<\/p>\n

President Obama said: \u201cI am pleased to announce that these experienced and committed individuals have agreed to join this Administration, and I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Butts now serves as Senior Advisor to the chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation where she chairs the investment committee.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the complete article at tribune242.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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