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Who is the Secretary of State right now? (Original Post)
TomDaisy
Jan 2021
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servermsh
(1,406 posts)1. Dan Smith is Acting SoS
leftieNanner
(16,131 posts)3. Great Info
Did Emily What's Her Butt leave the GSA yet?
Hope she has trouble finding another job.
Stinky The Clown
(68,937 posts)10. She resigned a few days ago
leftieNanner
(16,131 posts)12. Thanks Stinky! nt
TomDaisy
(2,120 posts)4. thank you. wanted to make sure it was not still Pompeo!
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)6. Grover Norquist's younger brother heading up Defense
DURHAM D
(32,986 posts)7. oh puke
Stinky The Clown
(68,937 posts)11. Was that toungue in cheek or fact?
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)14. Fact. David Norquist is Grover Norquist's younger brother
AFAIK he's a competent DoD bureaucrat.
Stinky The Clown
(68,937 posts)15. Thanks
And competence can happed in one siblings and not another
BlueTsunami2018
(4,914 posts)2. No one apparently.
Theres no cabinet.
Wounded Bear
(63,970 posts)5. They released a list of "Actings" who are up for Senate confirmation...
Unlike what's his name, the Biden Admin and Schumer's Senate will follow up on their appointments and confirmations.
BlueTsunami2018
(4,914 posts)8. Yes, I see that.
Im glad someone is at the helm.
Wounded Bear
(63,970 posts)9. Gonna be nice having someone in charge that knows what they're doing...nt
onetexan
(13,913 posts)13. i think by end of the week we should have at least the 5 hearings that went on yesterday confirmed
most importantly our national security nominations.