President Barack Obama has tapped Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo, who served in top roles at the Treasury Department, to succeed Caroline Atkinson as his deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs.

Ms. Atkinson has served in her current post since June 2013, a position that includes coordinating U.S. participation in the annual summits of the Group of 20 and Group of Seven countries. Ms. Atkinson also played key roles in the recently concluded climate negotiations in Paris and in pushing the White House’s trade agenda, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

Mr. Adeyemo, 34, joined the White House’s National Economic Council as deputy director this fall from the Treasury, where he served most recently as the deputy chief of staff to Secretary Jacob Lew. He was the Treasury’s lead negotiator on the currency agreement that was part of the Pacific trade deal.

Mr. Adeyemo also worked on Treasury’s response to crises in Ukraine and Greece and in 2010 was one of the first officials charged with standing up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

In a statement, Mr. Obama thanked Ms. Atkinson for her service and said he was grateful that Mr. Adeyemo would carry on her work. Mr. Adeyemo had been nominated by Mr. Obama to serve as assistant Treasury secretary for international markets and development, but a White House official said Mr. Adeyemo had asked the president to withdraw the nomination given his new role.
Mr. Lew said that Mr. Adeyemo had “developed a network of international relationships in economic offices around the world to promote U.S. interests effectively.” Former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Mr. Adeyemo, who joined the administration in 2009, was a “natural diplomat with a great feel for policy.”

The position has served as a springboard to even higher profile international finance posts. Michael Froman, who is currently the U.S. trade representative, held the post under both Mr. Obama and President Bill Clinton. Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard, who previously served as a senior Treasury official in the Obama administration, held the post in the Clinton administration.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-REB-34668

Another Nigerian making us proud.

Congrats bro but thou shall not dasukilise

Congratulations. Making Nigeria proud everywhere we go

They go outside,they excel but within their own country they are helpless. Something must be wrong with Nigeria.

Stars shine

Nice one


Hope trump abi na thrump won't sack and deport u sha?

Seriously, our political space has been taken over by clowns
Even within ACN/APC.
Virtually all their Local government chairmen and council are nothing but a bunch of clowns.
That is why most side street look like a cross between a sewer,refuse dump,labyrinth and compost pit.
If Tinubu does not evolve and start pushing real administrators with technical know-how into these positions,then he is on a speed dial to irrelevance.

I think he's from Oyo state.
The eyes #TeamOgbomoshoWeed

Nigerians are the best. One Love!!!

Name checkers association. Where una dey?
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Edited: We should be proud of Nigerians regardless of tribe. Have a fruitful day

what a handsome man.

Loving this may God help every nairanlander locate his or her destiny and blessings come 2016 Amen.

Came for the name


Wow na my pplepple


We d best.

Good

Kkkk

Wow.

Some people are not happy with thiS.......kikikikikiki..proudly Nigerian

A lot is wrong bro!!! Same with our education sector. You bag ordinary pass here but come out first class abroad!!!

Great

Naija going places

gift01:
Name checkers association. Where una dey?

We are not like them. Congrat to Mr. Adeyemo, making Nigerians proud

Congrats to him.

Congratulations Nigeria! But wait ooo. . .dat guyman na 34 yrs?

Okay me na 17.5 yrs too

Congrats bro










Don't go acting like this one

Congrats

gift01:
Name checkers association. Where una dey?

we dey here sir! He is omo oduduwa, a typical yoruba. We represent positively anywhere we are.

Cool

Good

Good news
Thank Buhari the change as just started


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