Obama Names Beth Garrett To Treasury Post

President Obama has nominated native Oklahoman and former David Boren staffer Beth Garrett for a top post at the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Garrett served on the staff of then-U.S. Senator Boren in the 1980s. She was Boren’s legal counsel and legislative assistant for tax, budget and welfare reform issues.

In a White House announcement, the president said he intends to nominate Garrett to be assistant secretary for Tax Policy.

A native of Oklahoma City, she was graduated from Putnam City North High School. Garrett also is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Virginia Law School. Currently she is vice president for academic planning and budget at the University of Southern California.

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