Karen Czarnecki
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Education | BA, Catholic University; Juris Doctorate, Columbus School of Law |
Occupation | Deputy Assistant Secretary |
Employer | U.S. Department of Labor |
Political party | Republican |
Karen M. Czarnecki served as a deputy assistant secretary at the United States Department of Labor. Czarnecki was a senior advisor and czar of workforce preparedness to U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. She is also paid to be a commentator on the PBS show "To the Contrary" as well as appearances on Fox News.
Career
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Ms. Czarnecki carries out the vision put forward by President Bush and Secretary Chao of a prepared workforce to meet the needs of both workers and their employers
— U.S. Labor Department website
- June 2001, joins Labor Department
- June 2003, appointed Director of the Office of the 21st Century Workforce
- additionally serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Intergovernmental Affairs, responsible for outreach to state and locally-elected officials
- June 2008, begins teaching Public Policy Internship Seminar at The Fund for American Studies at Georgetown University.
Controversy
In the summer of 2006, there was controversy about Czarnecki's television appearances: instead of being identified as a Bush administration official, she is described as a “conservative analyst.” On Fox News, Czarnecki has been described as a “conservative strategist.” The Washington Post reports her television role has been cleared by career ethics staff at the Labor Department.[1][2][3] However, PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler was critical of the failure to inform viewers of her government position [4] and noted a number of occasions where Czarnecki appeared to speak on behalf of the Administration rather than as a private individual.[5]
External links
- Appearances on PBS
- Karen M. Czarnecki bio at U.S. Department of Labor
- Karen Czarnecki bio at The Progressive Government
- "George H. W. Bush: Administration of the Government, Office of the Vice President," Domestic Policy: Karen Czarnecki (1989–1991), AmericanPresident.org.
- Michael Szporer, "The Polish-American Agenda" Polish News, 2004: "As the nation’s sixth largest ethnic group, Polish Americans are seriously underrepresented in political appointments. 'In the current Bush administration, I can count federal appointments on the fingers of my one hand, Ian Brzezinski at the Pentagon, Karen Czarnecki at Labor and Suzanne Lotarski at Commerce, and she is a career appointment, and has been downgraded a year ago'..."
- "Admin Told PBS: Stay Mum on Pundit's Post"
References
- ↑ Think Progress » Labor Department Official Poses As ‘Conservative Analyst’ On Fox News, PBS
- ↑ The Raw Story: Bush appointee splits time between Labor Department, TV punditry
- ↑ "Conflict of Interest or Legitimate Punditry? You Decide"
- ↑ 'Conservative Commentator' Unmasked, Anonymously
- ↑ Ombudsman's Mailbag — Contrary Views