The U.S. Senate confirmed by voice vote on June 22 the nomination of Ann Stock for assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs. Ann Stock’s nomination was among 100 others that had been stalled for months as a result of “holds” placed on them.
"Ann Stock is already on the job, and we are thrilled," said Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs P.J. Crowley. "This day has been a long time coming."
Ms. Stock was the vice president for institutional affairs at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and served as an assistant to President Clinton and as his social secretary from 1993 to 1997. She will report up to Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Judith McHale.
"I am delighted by the confirmation of Ann Stock as assistant secretary for educational and cultural affairs. I know she will provide terrific leadership of that bureau's people, programs, and initiatives in public diplomacy," Under Secretary McHale told “Foreign Policy” magazine.
