Tag: John Berry
HRC Statements on the Nominations of John Berry and Wally Brewster
Last Friday the White House announced the nominations of John Berry to be Ambassador to Australia, and James “Wally” Brewster, Jr. to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
HRC Praises New Federal Guidance on Protecting Transgender Federal Workers
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest LGBT civil rights organisation, today praised the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for publishing guidance regarding transgender federal employees. Pursuant to a June 2009 presidential memorandum regarding federal employees, OPM added gender identity to the categories protected under the equal employment opportunity policy for Executive Branch positions.