Ambassadors for Austria, Italy, Latvia, OECD, Zimbabwe

Posted By Laura Rozen Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 9:31 PM Share

The White House announced more ambassador nominations:

William Eacho, CEO of the Carlton Capital Group, as ambassador to Austria
Judith G. Garber, a career Foreign Service Officer currently serving as DAS for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, as ambassador to Latvia
David Killion, a Senior Professional Staff member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, as ambassador to UNESCO
James Knight, a senior Foreign Service Officer currently serving as director of the State Department's Office of East African Affairs, as ambassador to the Republic of Benin
Karen Kornbluh, former policy director in then-Senator Obama's Senate office, as permanent representative to the OECD
Bruce Oreck, a former partner in the New Orleans law firm of Liskow & Lewis, as ambassador to Finland
Charles A. Ray, a career member of the Foreign Service who has served as the DASD for Prisoners of War/Missing Personnel Affairs, as ambassador to Zimbabwe
David Thorne, co-founder of Adviser Investments, specializing in Vanguard and Fidelity mutual funds and former publisher of The Rome Daily Americana, as ambassador to Italy