Following up on
news posted on this blog back in July, the National Archives
reports that David S. Ferriero has been officially confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the 10th Archivist of the United States...
Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm David Ferriero as the 10th Archivist of the United States. Mr. Ferriero was the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries and is a leader in the field of library science. Mr. Ferriero, who was nominated by President Obama on July 28, 2009, will succeed Professor Allen Weinstein who resigned as Archivist in December 2008 for health reasons. Deputy Archivist Adrienne Thomas is serving as the Acting Archivist until Mr. Ferriero assumes his duties.
Click here to read more from the NARA news release.
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