To the Floor for MCC
In more news from Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Daniel Yohannes to be chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). As we mentioned earlier on our blog, Yohannes, a West Coast entrepreneur, banker and philanthropist emigrated to the U.S. from Ethiopia at the age of seventeen with $150 in his pocket. Yohannes testified before the Committee earlier this month, promising to create a “global culture of opportunity” at the MCC.
Yohannes’ nomination now moves to the Senate floor, but the exact timing is still unclear. We’ll keep you posted as more news comes up!
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November 18, 2009 at 10:40 pm
This is a most awesome event for us to celebrate. This is the right kind of sensibility andleadership for the mission our organization.
I am ecstatic with the idea of the focus of opportunity. Micro enterprise for the poorer nations of the world spells immediate success for the peoples of all of these nations.
It is really gratifying for such people to be willing tostep upto the plate.
I welcome Yohannes nomination to this position!
The important thing is to do a strong advocacy for his nomination through our senators and all other senators that would be willing to work with him.–robbielu