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TAMMY DUCKWORTH TAPPED FOR VA ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
SLOT -- President Barack Obama has announced his
intent
to nominate L. Tammy Duckworth to be the
Assistant
Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental
Affairs.
President Barack Obama and Tammy
Duckworth
at wreath-laying ceremony (2008).
We have two pieces of information... first is a
VA press release... second is a short article from the Associated Press.
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http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/v
ap09/vap020309-1.htm
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Duckworth Tapped for VA
Assistant Secretary
February 3, 2009
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate
L. Tammy Duckworth, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans
Affairs, to be the Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental
Affairs for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
“Effective communications with Veterans and VA’s stakeholders is key to
improving our services and ensuring Veterans receive the benefits they
deserve,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “Tammy
Duckworth brings significant talent, leadership and personal experience to
this important work.”
As assistant secretary, Duckworth will direct VA’s public affairs,
internal communications and intergovernmental relations. She also will
oversee programs for homeless Veterans, consumer affairs and special
rehabilitative events.
Duckworth was appointed director of the state Veterans office in Illinois
in 2006. In previous testimony before Congress, she expressed her
commitment to Veterans and the need for transformation of the Department.
“The VA system faces new challenges as a result of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan.” She also noted “the patient profile is changing. More
wounded soldiers are surviving very serious injuries.”
She is serving as a major in the Illinois National Guard and was
previously deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom where, as a captain, she
was assistant operations officer for a 500-soldier aviation task force.
She also served as a logistics officer and company commander. As a
helicopter pilot flying combat missions in 2004, she suffered grave
injuries when her helicopter was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade,
losing both legs and partial use of one arm.
Her previous managerial experience includes coordinating the Center for
Nursing Research at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, and working
for Rotary International’s Asia-Pacific region from 2002 to 2004.
Duckworth earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawaii and a
master’s degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Born
in Thailand, she is the daughter of a U.S. Marine who fought in Vietnam.
She is married to Iraq war Veteran and National Guard officer, Major Bryan
Bowlsbey.
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Story here...
http://www.iht.com/articles
/ap/2009/02/03/america/Veterans-Duckworth.php
Story below:
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Duckworth nominated to VA post
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON: Tammy Duckworth, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
director, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Tuesday to serve as
an assistant secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Duckworth was a helicopter pilot in Iraq who lost both her legs and
partial use of one arm in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in 2004. She
ran for Congress in 2006, but lost.
As assistant secretary of public and intergovernmental affairs, her duties
would include directing VA's public affairs operations, as well as
programs for homeless veterans.
In a statement released by the White House, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Eric K. Shinseki said communicating with veterans was a key part of
improving services at the VA.
"Tammy Duckworth brings significant talent, leadership and personal
experience to this important work," Shinseki said.
Duckworth was a major in the Illinois National Guard. She was appointed
director of the Illinois veterans' agency in 2006.
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Founder and Editor
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