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- Walmart Foundation president Sylvia Mathews Burwell will be officially nominated as director of President Barack Obama's Office of Management and Budget at the White House on Monday morning.
- Walmart Stores, Inc., president and CEO Mike Duke praised Burwell's leadership ability, saying she would perform tremendously in the role if confirmed by the Senate.
- Burwell previously worked in various leadership roles for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and in government roles including deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, deputy chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.
From the article:
Walmart Foundation president Sylvia Mathews Burwell will be named director of President Barack Obama's Office of Management and Budget during a ceremony at the White House scheduled for Monday morning. ...