State & Local Government Several Departure Announcements and Other State/Municipal News State A day after the police chief of Charlottesville, Virginia announced his retirement, Virginia State…Leadership ConnectDecember 21, 2017
Federal Government President Trump Nominated an Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and More News On December 19, President Trump nominated Susan Thornton to be assistant secretary for East Asian…Leadership ConnectDecember 21, 2017
Congress House and Senate Passed Republican’s Tax Plan and Other Congressional News The House and Senate passed Republicans’ tax plan on Wednesday after finalizing the tax bill…Leadership ConnectDecember 21, 2017
Nonprofits & Associations New Dean of the Stern School of Business at NYU Rangarajan “Raghu” Sundaram has been announced as the next Dean of the Stern School of…Leadership ConnectDecember 21, 2017
News Media Several New Hires and Promotions at Time and Other Media News Periodicals Time announced several new hires and promotions this week: Katherine Pomerantz was named director…Leadership ConnectDecember 21, 2017
Nonprofits & Associations Former Senior Advisor to President Trump Named President of The Heritage Foundation and More Nonprofit News Think Tanks and Research Institutes Kay Coles James, who previously worked as a senior advisor to…Leadership ConnectDecember 21, 2017
Law & Lobbying U.S. Senate Confirms Two More Circuit Judges This week, the United States Senate confirmed Don Willett in a 50-47 vote to be…Leadership ConnectDecember 14, 2017
State & Local Government Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s Chief of Staff has Resigned and More State/Municipal News State Adding to the recent wave of high state-level departures in Colorado, Governor John Hickenlooper’s…Leadership ConnectDecember 14, 2017
Federal Government Dina Powell is Leaving the Trump Administration in Early 2018 and Other News The White House announced on Friday, December 8, that Dina Powell will be leaving the…Leadership ConnectDecember 14, 2017
Congress Doug Jones (D-AL) won Attorney General Jeff Session’s Senate Seat and More Congressional News Doug Jones (D-AL) won Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Roy Moore…Leadership ConnectDecember 14, 2017