Yellen, described by Obama as the country’s most respected economists, is expected to be sworn in on 1st February as head of US Fed
The US Senate has confirmed appointment of Janet Yellen as the head of the Federal Reserve, making her the first woman to lead the world’s most powerful central bank in its 100-year history.
Yellen, described by US President Barack Obama as the country’s most respected economists, is expected to be sworn in on 1st February.
She will replace Ben Bernanke as the chair of the Federal Reserve. The Senate voted 56-26 to confirm 67-year-old Yellen as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve.
Soon after Yellen’s confirmation, Obama said “With the bipartisan confirmation of Janet Yellen as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve, the American people will have a fierce champion who understands that the ultimate goal of economic and financial policymaking is to improve the lives, jobs and standard of living of American workers and their families”.
“As one of our nation’s most respected economists and a leading voice at the Fed for more than a decade and vice-chair for the past three years, Janet helped pull our economy out of recession and put us on the path of steady growth,” Obama said in a statement.
“With the confirmation of Yellen as the first Chairwoman in the 100-year history of central bank, the Senate has taken a momentous and much-needed step to ensure our country continues to be the engine of a thriving global economy,’’ House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said.
Pelosi said that Yellen will lead the Federal Reserve with an extraordinary level of discipline, determination, and expertise on America’s economy.
“As a Professor Emeritus at University of California - Berkeley, she quickly rose as a respected leader in the field of economics and later worked within the Federal Reserve system for nearly ten years — as a governor, as the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and currently as Vice-Chair,” she said.
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said with many years of experience in economics and at the Federal Reserve, Yellen is a proven leader who will assume the vast responsibilities of this position with a steady hand.
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