ASG Principal Alan Fleischmann Nominated by President Obama to be a Member of His Commission on Presidential Scholars

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts

The White House

Published May 13, 2011

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Terry D. Garcia, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce
Dan W. Mozena, Ambassador to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Department of State
Frankie A. Reed, Ambassador to the Republic of the Fiji Islands, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Kiribati, Department of State
The President also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Brad Barber, Member, Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission
Richard Binder, Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
Sandy Hoa Dang, Member, Board of Directors of the Vietnam Education Foundation
Alan H. Fleischmann, Member, Commission on Presidential Scholars
James F. Karpowitz, Member, Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission
Judith Palfrey, Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
Isaac F. Silvera, Member, Board of Directors of the Vietnam Education Foundation
Richard H. Weisberg, Member, Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
President Obama said, “These dedicated and accomplished individuals will be valued additions to my Administration as we tackle the important challenges facing America. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead."

Alan H. Fleischmann, Appointee for Member, Commission on Presidential Scholars
Alan H. Fleischmann is a Principal and board member of Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm.  He is also a co-founder, board member, and managing director of ImagineNations Group, a partnership-based global network that provides young entrepreneurs with financial, leadership, coaching and mentorship resources.  Previously, Mr. Fleischmann was Maryland State Chief of Staff to Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Fleischmann served as a Staff Director on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.  Mr. Fleischmann has also been senior vice president of PSB Associates, the international strategic communications firm.  Mr. Fleischmann is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the boards of several prominent institutions and organizations, including Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), the World Security Institute (WSI), the American University School of International Service (SIS), the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, and the University of Maryland Medical System.  He is a member of the Robert F. Kennedy Center Leadership Council.  Mr. Fleischmann holds an M.A. with honors from the Johns Hopkins SAIS and B.A. and B.S. with honors from American University.

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