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Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will step down Jan. 20, the company stated in a launch Monday. He was appointed by President Donald Trump, who took workplace in 2017, and will depart on the day Trump’s successor, Joe Biden, is inaugurated.
“It has been the distinction of a lifetime to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, together with as chairman of the FCC over the previous 4 years,” Pai stated within the launch. “I’m grateful to President Trump for giving me the chance to guide the company in 2017, to President Obama for appointing me as a Commissioner in 2012, and to Senate Majority Leader McConnell and the Senate for twice confirming me. To be the primary Asian American to chair the FCC has been a selected privilege. As I typically say: solely in America.
As the White House shifts from Republican to Democratic management, Jessica Rosenworcel, at the moment on the FCC, and Mignon Clyburn, a former commissioner, are regarded as the main candidates to succeed Pai, Variety reported Friday.
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