The U.S. Senate has confirmed Wally Adeyemo as the first Black Deputy Secretary of Treasury. Both Democrats and Republicans praised Adeyemo's experience in his confirmation hearing, The Hill reported. RELATED: Michael Regan confirmed as first Black man to lead EPA Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered congratulations to Adeyemo in a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury. 'Wally is everything the Treasury Department needs right now: He has spent his career working at the intersection of America's national security interests and our economic ones. In the process, he's become a master of shuttle economic diplomacy, helping keep America's economy strong at home […]
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