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SCREEN CAPTURE / C-SPAN Nani Coloretti during the Senate's confirmation hearing. |
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday, 57-41, to confirm Nani Coloretti to serve in the White House where she will serve as the deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget.
Coloretti will be the highest-ranking Filipino American in the Biden administration, says Hawaii's US Sen. Brian Schatz.
“This is a proud moment for Hawaii,” said Schatz in a press release. “Nani will bring strong leadership experience and the ability to inspire the next generation of Filipino American leaders in Hawai‘i and across the country. I am proud to call Nani a friend, and I look forward to continuing to work with her in her new role at OMB.”
"As the agency that oversees the implementation of the funding to execute the President’s agenda, OMB is one of the most consequential offices in the Federal government," says Rep. Judy Chu, D-CA, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
“This is a proud moment for Hawaii,” said Schatz in a press release. “Nani will bring strong leadership experience and the ability to inspire the next generation of Filipino American leaders in Hawai‘i and across the country. I am proud to call Nani a friend, and I look forward to continuing to work with her in her new role at OMB.”
"As the agency that oversees the implementation of the funding to execute the President’s agenda, OMB is one of the most consequential offices in the Federal government," says Rep. Judy Chu, D-CA, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
Prior to her selection as deputy director of OMB, she was a Senior Vice President at the Urban Institute, an independent policy research organization and think tank dedicated to using evidence, insight, and analysis to advance upward mobility, equity, and shared prosperity all Americans.
Coloretti’s federal government service includes deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Assistant Secretary for Management and Acting CFO of U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Acting COO of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Before joining the Obama Administration in 2009, she served as Policy and Budget Director for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Coloretti’s federal government service includes deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Assistant Secretary for Management and Acting CFO of U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Acting COO of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Before joining the Obama Administration in 2009, she served as Policy and Budget Director for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Before joining the federal government, her experience includes work in San Francisco to improve the lives of children, youth, and families; program examiner and Presidential Management Fellow in the Office of Management and Budget and work on the State of Hawaii budget.
She was born and raised in Hawaii. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and communications from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 and a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994.
She was born and raised in Hawaii. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and communications from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 and a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994.
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