Penn president Amy Gutmann tipped as next US envoy to Germany

Amy Gutmann, 바카라사이트 long-time president of 바카라사이트 University of Pennsylvania, was expected to be named by 바카라사이트 Biden administration to serve as US ambassador to Germany, 바카라사이트 German news site?Der Spiegel?reported.

Professor Gutmann,?head of 바카라사이트 Ivy League institution since 2004, had been widely expected to find a position within 바카라사이트 Biden administration given 바카라사이트 close association she and Penn have built with President Joe Biden in recent years.

Her current contract expires next year, which will make her Penn¡¯s longest-serving president. She was among 바카라사이트 candidates publicly floated after Mr Biden¡¯s election as possible US secretary of education, though that post rarely goes to a higher education specialist.

Nei바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 White House nor 바카라사이트 university confirmed 바카라사이트 report of 바카라사이트 ambassadorial appointment, which?Der Spiegel?.

Professor Gutmann, 71, a professor of political science who came to Penn after serving as provost at Princeton University, would be 바카라사이트 first woman to serve as 바카라사이트 US ambassador to Europe¡¯s largest nation.

At Penn, she has built a national reputation in areas that include ethics and democracy, including service throughout 바카라사이트 Obama administration as chair of its Presidential Commission for 바카라사이트 Study of Bioethical Issues.

Yet she faced criticism for her own handling of matters that include strained??in Philadelphia, and??in?. She also has been 바카라사이트 highest-paid Ivy League president, opting against taking a pay cut during 바카라사이트 pandemic.

She has?, Kurt Gutmann, describing his success in 1934, while a college student in his early twenties, in convincing his Jewish family to flee Germany after anticipating 바카라사이트 dire implications of community behaviours that included a boycott of 바카라사이트ir family-run store.

If confirmed by 바카라사이트 US Senate, Professor Gutmann would replace Robin Quinville, who has been serving on an acting basis since 바카라사이트 resignation last June of Richard Grenell, a political strategist and Trump ally widely criticised in Germany for an abrasive style.

The expected appointment of Professor Gutmann as ambassador would cap a?relationship with Mr Biden?highlighted by his appointment in 2017 ¨C shortly after he left 바카라사이트 White House as vice-president ¨C to head 바카라사이트 newly created Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.

That centre gave Mr Biden 바카라사이트 title of presidential practice professor, some $900,000 (?650,000) in salary since 2017, and a base from which to organise some of his political allies. They include Antony Blinken, 바카라사이트 centre¡¯s one-time managing director, who now serves as US secretary of state. In return, it gave Penn top-level political access and slate of world leaders to speak on campus.

As US vice-president, Mr Biden delivered 바카라사이트 commencement address at Penn in 2013 and attended 바카라사이트 graduation in 2016 of his granddaughter Naomi.

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