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Obama's pick to lead BOR, Michael L Connor
If there is one issue that is important in New Mexico as well as the rest of the West, it is water.
And now a native New Mexican, Michael L. Connor, has been tapped by Barack Obama to lead the Bureau of Reclamation.
“Mike Connor is going to make a terrific commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation,” U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman said in a statement. “I’m delighted that President Obama has announced his intent to nominate someone who not only has an outstanding background in water policy but also has real depth in energy issues.”
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar also praised the selection.
“With growing water challenges facing communities across the country, Mike Connor’s deep background in water, Indian rights and energy issues will help us find commonsense solutions,” he said. “Mike has a proven track record of building consensus with a wide range of stakeholders and is the right pick for commissioner.
And no one can say that Connor doesn’t have the experience. From 1993 to 2001, Connor served in the Department of the Interior, including as deputy director and then director of the Secretary’s Indian Water Rights Office from 1998 to 2001. Before that, he was employed with the Interior Solicitor’s Office in Washington, D.C., and in Albuquerque.
“Mike will leave big shoes to fill on the Senate Energy Committee staff, but I look forward to working closely with him in his new role,” Bingaman said.
