Amanda Simpson who was originally hired by President Obama in 2009 as a Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce has now been appointed as the deputy assistant secretary of defense (DAS) for Operational Energy.
Amanda Simpson becomes the highest ranking openly transgender official in the Obama administrationWhen you stop and think all the LGBT stuff that President Obama has done, it is amazing!
LGBT Weekly
Posted by Steve Lee, Editor
Friday, September 18th, 2015
WASHINGTON – Amanda Simpson, the highest ranking transgender appointee of any administration in history was today sworn in as the deputy assistant secretary of defense (DAS) for Operational Energy.
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“With her extraordinary experience and talent, there is no doubt that Deputy Assistant Secretary Simpson will excel in this important position of leadership within the Department of Defense,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “As an openly transgender American, her visibility and leadership is also incredibly important, especially as the Department moves to update the outdated regulations that continue to prevent transgender service members from serving openly and honestly. We congratulate her as she takes on this important role serving our great nation.”
- Dylan Orr – Special assistant for the Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy
- Amanda Simpson – Executive Director of the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI)
- Trans attorney Shannon Minter to the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships
- Raffi Freedman-Gurspan – White Staff
- First time transgender was mentioned is a State of the Union Address
- Health insurance: ACA & Medicare
- Recognized protections: EEOC, OSHA, DoJ, & DoEd
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