Amanda Simpson, First Openly Transgender Woman Political Appointee
Title
Amanda Simpson, First Openly Transgender Woman Political Appointee
Description
From Wikipedia: Amanda Simpson is Vice-President for Research and Technology at Airbus Americas and was the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy. Previously Simpson was the Executive Director of the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI) (previously named the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force) leading the Army's efforts to implement large-scale renewable energy projects. Her first posting in the Army was as the Special Assistant to the Army Acquisition Executive. In that role she was a principal advisor to the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology on all matters relating to Army acquisition, procurement, research & development and logistics. Upon her appointment to the position of Senior Technical Advisor in the Bureau of Industry and Security in 2010, she became the first openly transgender woman political appointee of any Presidential administration. Simpson worked in the United States Department of Defense
Creator
Department of Commerce
Date
2010
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/AmandaSimpson.jpg
Relation
Rights
Department of Commerce
Publisher
Department of Commerce
Contributor
Department of Commerce
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
LGBT, Amanda Simpson, Energy, Transgender, Army, Department of Defense
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
Department of Commerce, Amanda Simpson, First Openly Transgender Woman Political Appointee, Department of Commerce, 2010
Cite As
Department of Commerce, “Amanda Simpson, First Openly Transgender Woman Political Appointee,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 24, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/569.