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Ken Merten, Obama's nominee for Amb. to Haiti looks like he will get along fine with Bill Clinton with whom he can plant sweatshops on the denuded hills and mountains of Haiti and call it progress. magbana
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2009
President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON - Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Carlos Pascual, Ambassador to Mexico; David Jacobson, Ambassador to Canada; Brigadier General James B. Smith, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Donald Gips, Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa; Patricia N. Moller, Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea; Nicole A. Avant, Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Kenneth H. Merten, Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti; and Anne E. Derse, Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania.
President Obama said, "I am grateful that these individuals will help represent our nation abroad during this important time for our country and the world. They bring a depth of experience and I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come."
President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals today:
Kenneth H. Merten, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti
Kenneth Merten currently serves as Deputy Executive Secretary at the Department of State. A career Foreign Service Officer, he joined the Foreign Service in 1987. His previous overseas diplomatic assignments include Economic Counselor in Paris, France, Economic Section Chief, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Economic Officer at the U.S. Mission to the European Union, in Brussels, Belgium, Economic Officer in Bonn, Germany and Vice Consul in Port-au-Prince. Mr. Merten's Washington assignments include two tours in the State Department Operations Center and service in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and on the Cuba Desk, as well as a year as Special Assistant to the Special Advisors on Haiti. Mr. Merten holds a B.A. from Miami University in Ohio, and a Masters in Public Administration from American University. Studies at the Université d'Aix-Marseille in France and at Karl Franzens Universität in Austria complement his other academic work.
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Brian Concannon Jr., Esq.
Director
Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti
P.O. Box 745
Joseph, OR 97846
541-432-0597
541-263-0029 (cell)
Brian@ijdh.org
www.HaitiJustice.org
Skype: Brian.Concannon
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