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Trans attorney Shannon Minter gets White House appointment
2015-06-08

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President Obama has named people to key administrative posts, including Shannon Price Minter as a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, a press release stated.

Minter is legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), a position he has held since 2000. He has served at NCLR since 1993, first as a National Association of Public Interest Law fellow and then as senior staff attorney. Among other things, he is also a member of the boards of directors of the Transgender Law and Policy Institute as well as Gender Spectrum.

Obama also named Carolyn Patricia Alsup as ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, Department of State; Paul Wayne Jones as ambassador to the Republic of Poland, Department of State; and Daniel H. Rubinstein as ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia, Department of State.

"I am confident that these experienced and hardworking individuals will help us tackle the important challenges facing America, and I am grateful for their service. I look forward to working with them," Obama said.

From the White House :

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, President Obama announced his appointment of the following individual to a key Administration post:

-Shannon Price Minter — Member, President's Commission on White House Fellowships

He also announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:

-Carolyn Patricia Alsup — Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, Department of State

-Paul Wayne Jones — Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, Department of State

-Daniel H. Rubinstein — Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia, Department of State

President Obama said, "I am confident that these experienced and hardworking individuals will help us tackle the important challenges facing America, and I am grateful for their service. I look forward to working with them."

Shannon Price Minter, Appointee for Member, President's Commission on White House Fellowships

Shannon Price Minter is Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights ( NCLR ), a position he has held since 2000. He has served at NCLR since 1993, first as a National Association of Public Interest Law Fellow and then Senior Staff Attorney. Mr. Minter has lectured and served as an adjunct professor at various universities, including Santa Clara Law School in 2004, the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2003, and Stanford Law School in 2001. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Transgender Law and Policy Institute and the Board of Directors of Gender Spectrum. Mr. Minter is a former member of the American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, the Board of Directors of Equality California, and the Advisory Board of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. He received Stanford Law School's National Public Service Award in 2008, the Ford Foundation's Leadership for a Changing World Award in 2005, and the Equality California Justice Award in 2005. Mr. Minter received a B.A. from University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from Cornell Law School.

Carolyn Patricia Alsup, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, Department of State

Carolyn Patricia Alsup, a career member of the Foreign Service, class of Counselor, currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana, a position she has held since 2012. Previously, Ms. Alsup served in the Department of State as Director of the Office of Central African Affairs from 2011 to 2012, Deputy Director of the Office of Central African Affairs from 2010 to 2011, Career Development Officer in the Bureau of Human Resources from 2008 to 2010, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Banjul, The Gambia from 2005 to 2007, Executive Assistant in the Economic Bureau from 2004 to 2005, and Special Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economics, Business, and Agricultural Affairs in 2004. She was also an Examiner at the State Department Board of Examiners from 2003 to 2004, Special Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economics, Business and Agricultural Affairs from 2001 to 2003, Desk Officer in the Office of the Eastern Caribbean from 2000 to 2001, Economics Officer in the Office of Multilateral Trade from 1997 to 2000, Assistant Financial Attachee at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico ( seconded to the Department of the Treasury ) from 1995 to 1997, and Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 1993 to 1995. Earlier, Ms. Alsup was a self-employed consultant and art gallery owner in Saint Petersburg, Florida and previously worked for Seaway Hotels Corporation, the City of Saint Petersburg, Ling-Temco-Vought Aerospace, the Washington D.C. Development Corporation, and S. C. Johnson & Son. Ms. Alsup received a B.S. from Wellesley College, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and an M.A. from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University.

Paul Wayne Jones, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, Department of State

Paul Wayne Jones, a career member of the Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, currently serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, a position he has held since 2013. Mr. Jones previously served as Ambassador to Malaysia from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2009 to 2010. He also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines from 2005 to 2009 and at the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ) in Vienna, Austria from 2004 to 2005. Mr. Jones served as Director in the State Department's Office of South Central Europe from 2001 to 2003 and as Director of the Office of the Secretariat Staff from 2000 to 2001. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Jones was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia. His earlier assignments with the Department of State include postings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, and Russia. Mr. Jones received a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. from the University of Virginia, and an M.A. from the Naval War College.

Daniel H. Rubinstein, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia, Department of State

Daniel H. Rubinstein, a career member of the Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, currently serves as the Special Envoy for Syria in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, a position he has held since 2014. Previously, Mr. Rubinstein served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research from 2012 to 2014. Prior to that, he was Consul-General at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem from 2009 to 2012, Chief of the Civilian Observer Unit for the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai, Egypt from 2008 to 2009, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan from 2005 to 2008. He also served as Director of the Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs from 2004 to 2005, Science Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil from 2002 to 2004, and Economic Section Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria from 1999 to 2002. His earlier assignments with the Department of State include postings in Angola, Israel, and Tunisia. Mr. Rubinstein received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.


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