Obama To Appoint Openly Gay John Berry As Director Of OPM »

Posted By TimALoftis 11 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News

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President-elect Barack Obama intends to nominate openly gay John Berry as director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Berry is currently going through the final vetting process with the Obama Transition Team, and a Democratic source confirms that he is Obama’s choice.

The LGBT community is happy with Obama’s choice.

“The selection of John Berry to head the Office of Personnel Management, making him the highest-ranking openly gay official ever, is a meaningful step forward for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. “In his new role, John will make critical decisions regarding the implementation of fair workplace policies for millions of federal workers. We congratulate him on his remarkable achievements and look forward to his continued leadership for the LGBT community and the nation as a whole.”