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Date: Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 4:22 PM
Subject: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 18, 2014


*President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts*


WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to
appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:


· *General Larry R. Ellis, USA (Ret.)* – Member, American Battle
Monuments Commission

· *Howard Z. Borin* – Member, Commission on Presidential Scholars

· *Grace Tsao-Wu* – Member, Commission on Presidential Scholars


*President Obama* said, “These dedicated and accomplished individuals will
be valued additions to my Administration as we tackle the important
challenges facing America. I look forward to working with them in the
months and years ahead.”


*President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals
to key Administration posts:*


*General Larry R. Ellis, USA (Ret.), Appointee for Member, American Battle
Monuments Commission*

General Larry R. Ellis, USA (Ret.) has been President and CEO of
VetConnexx, LLC since 2013, a company that provides career opportunities
for veterans based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also President and CEO of
ESSE, LLC, a facilities management consulting company. He was President
and CEO of Point Blank Solutions, Inc. from 2005 to 2009. General Ellis
served in the Army from 1969 to 2004, and achieved the rank of Four Star
General in 2001. He served in numerous command and leadership positions in
the United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, South Korea, and
Vietnam. He is a member of the University System of Georgia Board of
Regents, the Morgan State University Board of Regents, and the Armed Forces
Benefit Association. His awards include the Defense Distinguished Service
Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, and the
NAACP National Service Award. General Ellis attended the U.S. Army War
College and received a B.S. from Morgan State University and an M.S. from
Indiana University.


*Dr. Howard Z. Borin, Appointee for Member, Commission on Presidential
Scholars*

Dr. Howard Z. Borin is a Board Certified Pediatrician. He most recently
worked as Physician in Charge at the Nemours Hospital for Children
satellite office in Delaware from 2007 to 2012. From 1997 to 2007, Dr.
Borin was the Physician in Charge for the first outreach program for the
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Prior to that, Dr. Borin ran his own
pediatric practice from 1971 to 1997. From 1970 to 1971, Dr. Borin was a
Registrar at the Hospital for Sick Children of Great Ormond Street in
London, England. Dr. Borin completed his residency at the Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia. He was named among the Best Doctors in America
by Best Doctors, Inc. from 2007 to 2012, and has been ranked numerous times
as among the Top Doctors in Delaware by *Delaware Today Magazine*. Dr.
Borin received a B.A. and an M.D. from Indiana University.


*Grace Tsao-Wu, Appointee for Member, Commission on Presidential Scholars*

Grace Tsao-Wu is currently a Partner at Laudi Vidni, a position she has
held since 2009. From 1994 to 2014, Ms. Tsao-Wu was the founder and owner
of her own business, Tabula Tua. She is on the board of One Million
Degrees, an organization that empowers low-income, highly motivated
community college students to succeed in school, work, and life. She is
also on the advisory board of the Chinese American Service League. Prior
to this, Ms. Tsao-Wu worked for Kraft Foods from 1990 to 1993 and Price
Waterhouse from 1983 to 1988. Ms. Tsao-Wu received a B.S. from the
University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School.


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