President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post:

• Mark Green – Member, Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation

President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post:

Ambassador Mark Green, Nominee for Member, Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation

Ambassador Mark Green is the President of the International Republican Institute (IRI), a position he has held since January 2014.  Prior to joining IRI, Ambassador Green was President and CEO of the Initiative for Global Development.  From 2010 to 2013, Ambassador Green was a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.  From 2011 to 2013, Ambassador Green was Senior Director of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.  From 2007 to 2009, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania.  Ambassador Green served four terms representing Wisconsin’s eighth congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Among his committee assignments, he served as a member of the House Committee on International Relations.  He received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin School of Law.