Obama taps top Native American fundraiser for U.N. human rights post
Source: Washington Post
A Washington lawyer who played a pivotal role in raising record donations from Native American tribes for President Obama’s reelection was nominated this week to a top diplomatic post, underscoring the strong ties between Indian country and the White House.
Keith Harper, a member of the Cherokee Nation who brought in more than $500,000 for Obama’s 2012 campaign, was named by Obama to serve as the U.S. representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, a job that carries the rank of ambassador.
“I couldn’t be prouder to have a citizen rise to that level of honor,” said Bill John Baker, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.
If confirmed by the Senate, Harper would replace Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, a respected figure in the human rights community whose name was floated last year as a possible successor to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice.
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Gotta kick this! He'll be a strong advocate for human rights. 