Timothy Geithner
Template:TOCnestleft Tim Geithner (born August 18, 1961, Brooklyn, NY)
Early Life & Education
Geithner spent most of his early years living abroad and graduated high school from the International School in Bangkok, Thailand. He went on to study Mandarin in two universities in China in 1981 and 1982, and then returned to the U.S., where he earned a B.A. in government and Asian Studies from Dartmouth College in 1983. Two years later Geithner received an M.A. in international economics and East Asian Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.[1]
Obama appointment
In January 2009, Geithner was nominated by the Obama administration for the position of Secretary in the Department of Treasury and confirmed in January 2009.[2]
Quotes
"[I]f we want an economy that's going to grow in the future, people have to understand we have to bring those deficits down. And it's going to be difficult, hard for us to do. And the path to that is through health care reform. But that's necessary but not sufficient. We're going to do some other things as well."[1]
External links
- Geithner biography with the Department of Treasury
- Geithner's Tax History Muddles Confirmation, Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2009
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 [http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=2393 Discover the Networks: Timothy Geithner (accessed on Dec. 20, 2010)
- ↑ Nominations and appointments