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Obama Appoints A Nigerian As Deputy National Security Adviser by BELLICKS(m): 12:29pm On Dec 16, 2015 |
President Barack Obama has tapped Adewale
“Wally” Adeyemo, who served in top roles at the
Treasury Department, to succeed Caroline
Atkinson as his deputy national security adviser
for international economic affairs.
Ms. Atkinson has served in her current post since
June 2013, a position that includes coordinating
U.S. participation in the annual summits of the
Group of 20 and Group of Seven countries. Ms.
Atkinson also played key roles in the recently
concluded climate negotiations in Paris and in
pushing the White House’s trade agenda,
including the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade
agreement. Mr. Adeyemo, 34, joined the White House’s
National Economic Council as deputy director this
fall from the Treasury, where he served most
recently as the deputy chief of staff to Secretary
Jacob Lew. He was the Treasury’s lead
negotiator on the currency agreement that was
part of the Pacific trade deal.
Mr. Adeyemo also worked on Treasury’s response
to crises in Ukraine and Greece and in 2010 was
one of the first officials charged with standing up
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
In a statement, Mr. Obama thanked Ms. Atkinson
for her service and said he was grateful that Mr.
Adeyemo would carry on her work. Mr. Adeyemo
had been nominated by Mr. Obama to serve as
assistant Treasury secretary for international
markets and development, but a White House
official said Mr. Adeyemo had asked the president
to withdraw the nomination given his new role.
Mr. Lew said that Mr. Adeyemo had “developed a
network of international relationships in economic
offices around the world to promote U.S.
interests effectively.” Former Treasury Secretary
Tim Geithner said Mr. Adeyemo, who joined the
administration in 2009, was a “natural diplomat
with a great feel for policy.”
The position has served as a springboard to even
higher profile international finance posts. Michael
Froman, who is currently the U.S. trade
representative, held the post under both Mr.
Obama and President Bill Clinton. Federal Reserve
governor Lael Brainard, who previously served as
a senior Treasury official in the Obama
administration, held the post in the Clinton
administration. |
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