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| President Barack Obama has picked the finance chairman for his 2012 re-election campaign to be the US ambassador to Britain, the White House said on Tuesday. | President Barack Obama has picked the finance chairman for his 2012 re-election campaign to be the US ambassador to Britain, the White House said on Tuesday. |
| Matthew Barzun, a business executive, served as US ambassador to Sweden until 2011, when he took the position as Obama's finance chairman. If confirmed for the London post, Barzun would replace Louis Susman, another Democratic fundraiser, who stepped down earlier this year. | Matthew Barzun, a business executive, served as US ambassador to Sweden until 2011, when he took the position as Obama's finance chairman. If confirmed for the London post, Barzun would replace Louis Susman, another Democratic fundraiser, who stepped down earlier this year. |
| Obama is also nominating John Phillips, who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the 2012 presidential campaign, to be the US envoy to Italy and the Republic of San Marino. His wife, Linda Douglass, is a former White House official and served as a spokeswoman for Obama's first campaign. A lawyer known for representing whistleblowers, Phillips chairs Obama's commission that selects candidates to be White House fellows. | Obama is also nominating John Phillips, who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the 2012 presidential campaign, to be the US envoy to Italy and the Republic of San Marino. His wife, Linda Douglass, is a former White House official and served as a spokeswoman for Obama's first campaign. A lawyer known for representing whistleblowers, Phillips chairs Obama's commission that selects candidates to be White House fellows. |
| Barzun and Phillips are the latest in a long string of Obama fundraisers and former campaign operatives to be given plum diplomatic postings in recent months – many of them in European capitals. Last month, Patrick Gaspard, a former White House aide and top Democratic party official, was nominated to be the US ambassador to South Africa and Rufus Gifford, who headed Obama's 2012 finance operation, was named as US ambassador to Denmark. Obama also chose major fundraisers for postings in Spain and Germany. | Barzun and Phillips are the latest in a long string of Obama fundraisers and former campaign operatives to be given plum diplomatic postings in recent months – many of them in European capitals. Last month, Patrick Gaspard, a former White House aide and top Democratic party official, was nominated to be the US ambassador to South Africa and Rufus Gifford, who headed Obama's 2012 finance operation, was named as US ambassador to Denmark. Obama also chose major fundraisers for postings in Spain and Germany. |
| John Hoover, a veteran diplomat who served in Africa, Asia and Europe, is Obama's pick for Sierra Leone. | John Hoover, a veteran diplomat who served in Africa, Asia and Europe, is Obama's pick for Sierra Leone. |
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