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Hochul nominates new chief judge in New York after initial rejection

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Senate Democrats rejected Hochul’s initial pick for chief judge, Hector LaSalle, in a floor vote in February, saying he was too moderate and had several decisions that were anti-abortion rights or anti-labor — positions he disputed during his hourslong testimony in January.
But Democrats were on board with Wilson, who is deemed as part of the more liberal side of the court. They said it is important to pick a candidate that will defend abortion rights in the face of last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the recent Texas case to ban the abortion pill mifepristone.
“I am particularly excited about the prospect of Judge Wilson leading our state’s highest court as chief judge,” Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris said in a statement. “He is exactly the type of person who can restore the integrity and reputation of the Court of Appeals after the damaging tenure of the previous administration.”
Hochul is able to nominate both Wilson and Halligan from the same pool of candidates after lawmakers approved a law change earlier this month. Previously, each pick to the Court of Appeals required a separate list from the Commission on Judicial Nomination.
Hochul said Wilson has also agreed to recommend Joseph Zayas, an appellate court judge in New York City, as chief administrative judge to oversee the entire court system.
The Democratic governor began her year with a rocky start when the Senate Judiciary Committee, for the first time since governors nominated chief judges in the 1970s, rejected LaSalle. After a GOP lawsuit pushed Democrats for a full floor vote, LaSalle was then voted down on the Senate floor.
Several others expressed their support for Hochul’s latest picks, including Senate Judiciary Chair Brad Hoylman-Sigal. The Senate will need to soon take up confirmation hearings on both judicial nominees.
“The importance of these nominees to New York’s highest court cannot be overstated, especially given recent decisions by federal courts on issues such as abortion, gun safety, labor and the environment,” Hoylman-Sigal said in a statement. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to conduct fair and thorough hearings to examine the extensive records of Associate Judge Rowan and Ms. Halligan.”

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April 11, 2023
Biden nominates Nisha Biswal as Dy CEO of US finance agency

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Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American policy expert Nisha Desai Biswal as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Biswal is presently the Senior Vice President for International Strategy and Global Initiatives at the US Chamber of Commerce, overseeing the US India Business Council and US Bangladesh Business Council.
She brings over 30 years of experience in US foreign policy and international development programs within the Executive Branch, Congress, and the private sector.
Having served as Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs at the US Department of State from 2013 to 2017, Biswal oversaw the US-India strategic partnership during a period of unprecedented cooperation, including the launch of an annual US-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.
She also initiated the C5+1 Dialogue with Central Asia and the US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue during her tenure as Assistant Secretary.
Prior to that, she was Assistant Administrator for Asia at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), directing and supervising USAID programs and operations across South, Central, and Southeast Asia.
She has also spent over a decade on Capitol Hill, working as Staff Director on the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee on Appropriations as well as professional staff on the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives.
Biswal serves as the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid and is on both the Board of the National Democratic Institute and the US Institute of Peace International Advisory Council.

She is a member of the US Institute of Peace Afghanistan Study Group and the Aspen Institute’s India-US Track 2 Dialogue on Climate and Energy.
Biswal is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where she studied International Relations and Economics.
The US International Development Finance Corporation is America’s development finance institution. It partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world today.
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March 22, 2023
Biden nominates Indian-American Ajay Banga for World Bank president

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Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, saying the Indian-American business leader is uniquely equipped to lead the global institution at “this critical moment in history.”
Banga, 63, currently serves as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, leading the company through a strategic, technological and cultural transformation. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2016.
“Ajay is uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at this critical moment in history,” President Biden said in a statement.
“He has spent more than three decades building and managing successful, global companies that create jobs and bring investment to developing economies, and guiding organisations through periods of fundamental change.
“He has a proven track record managing people and systems, and partnering with global leaders around the world to deliver results,” Biden said.
Banga also has critical experience mobilising public-private resources “to tackle the most urgent challenges of our time, including climate change,” the US President said.
Raised in India, Banga has a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing developing countries and how the World Bank can deliver on its ambitious agenda to reduce poverty and expand prosperity, he added.
Over the course of his career, Banga has become a global leader in technology, data, financial services and innovating for inclusion. He is honorary chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, serving as chairman from 2020-2022. He is also chairman of Exor and independent director at Temasek.

He became an advisor to General Atlantic’s climate-focused fund, BeyondNetZero, at its inception in 2021. He previously served on the Boards of the American Red Cross, Kraft Foods and Dow Inc.
Banga, who has worked closely with Vice President Kamala Harris as the Co-Chair of the Partnership for Central America, is a member of the Trilateral Commission, a founding trustee of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, a former member of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and Chairman Emeritus of the American India Foundation.
He is a co-founder of The Cyber Readiness Institute, Vice Chair of the Economic Club of New York and served as a member of President Barack Obama’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. He is a past member of the US President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
He was awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal in 2012, the Ellis Island Medal of Honour and the Business Council for International Understanding’s Global Leadership Award in 2019, and the Distinguished Friends of Singapore Public Service Star in 2021.
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February 23, 2023
Biden nominates Banga, former Mastercard CEO, to head World Bank

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Ajay Banga, president and CEO of MasterCard, speaks during a press conference at the National Press Club, Dec. 17, 2018, in Washington, D.C. | Win McNamee/Getty Images
President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Ajay Banga, the former CEO of Mastercard, to lead the World Bank.
Biden said in a statement that Banga is “uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at this critical moment in history.” World leaders have called on the international financial institution to rethink how it addresses emerging global crises like climate change, food security and the coronavirus pandemic.
The nomination comes just days after current World Bank President David Malpass announced he would resign by July, months ahead of when the Trump administration-nominated president’s term expired.
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February 23, 2023
IAHP nominates Dr Nisar Wani as Coordinator North region

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Srinagar, Jan 27 :– Dr Nisar Ahmad Wani a professor from J&K has been nominated as North Region Coordinator by Indian Academy of Health Psychology (IAHP).
“Indian Academy of Health Psychology (IAHP), a professional
organization committed to the development of professional aspects of
health psychology for achieving optimal quality of life and wellbeing
of mankind. The vision of IAHP is to develop and expand applications
of scientific knowledge of health psychology to help people in
achieving optimal mental and physical health. Indian Academy of Health
Psychology (IAHP) is a scientific community comprising of eminent
researchers, scholars, health care professionals and students who
share the common vision of promoting science and practice of health
psychology and its research-based applications. We are actively
involved in organising seminars, debates, workshops and conferences to
bring the scientific community at a common platform to share and
spread the knowledge related to issues and challenges of health
related aspects of mankind.” Reads a nomination letter of IAHP
“As per our conversation that you will actively provide your dedicated services to
IAHP in the North region of the country, including Jammu and Kashmir,Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana states by enhancing the membership of IAHP, organizing workshops, seminars, training programs and conferences for promotion of health and well-being under the LOGO and banner of IAHP, I am nominating you as Coordinator, North Region of the Indian Academy of Health Psychology and this nomination will be for 3 years from 26 January 2023 .” It adds further.
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January 27, 2023
Biden nominates new special envoy for N.Korean human rights

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Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated a state department official as a new special envoy for North Korean human rights, the White House said.
Julie Turner, director of East Asia and the Pacific at the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, has been nominated to serve as special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the White House.
“Turner has served more than 16 years in the Office of East Asia and the Pacific, in positions of increasing responsibility, primarily focused on initiatives related to promoting human rights in North Korea, including a tour as special assistant in the Office of the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues,” the White House said in a press release.
If appointed, Turner will serve with the rank of ambassador, it added.
She will also be the first serve the post since early 2017 if appointed.
Turner earned her master’s degree at the University of Maryland at College Park, and speaks French and Korean, according to the White House.
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January 24, 2023