US selects new minister to Nigeria

President Barack Obama has selected Mr. Stuart Symington as the US Ambassador to Nigeria.
The US President likewise designated Kody Kinsley as an Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of the Treasury.


This was contained in an announcement distributed on the White House site on Tuesday.

President Obama said, "I am regarded that these capable people have chosen to serve our nation. They bring their years of experience and mastery to this organization, and I anticipate working with them."

Symington is required to supplant Mr. James Entwistle, who might resign from the United States Foreign Service toward the end of this current month, following 35 and a half years of administration.

"Symington served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Niamey, Niger, from 2001 to 2003, Political Officer at the US Embassy in Quito, Ecuador from 1997 to 2001, and a Pearson Fellow in the Office of US Congressman, Ike Skelton, from 1996 to 1997.

"Since joining the Foreign Service in 1986, Mr. Symington has additionally served in Honduras, Spain and Mexico, and in addition in the Office of the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. Symington got a B.A. from Brown University," the announcement included.