In further moves at the Department of the Interior (DOI), President Obama is nominating Rhea Suh to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, with responsibility for overseeing the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Suh is currently serving as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget at DOI where she oversees budget, law enforcement and security management, human resources, and procurement. Suh previously worked at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as a consultant, and in the office of Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell.

The President intends to nominate Tommy Beaudreau to take Rhea Suh’s position as Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget. Beaudreau is now the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and leading the office of the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management. Beaudreau was a partner in the low form of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP before joining DOI in 2010 as part of the reorganization of the former Minerals Management Service.

Both Suh and Beaudreau must be confirmed by the Senate before they can take up their new positions.

Source: Department of the Interior