Bill > PR26-0392

This resolution concerns the confirmation of Jalelah Sofia Ahmed as a public member of the Commission on African-American Affairs in Washington, D.C., nominated by Mayor Muriel Bowser to fill a vacant seat with a term ending on July 8, 2028. Ahmed is a communications professional with extensive experience in government roles, including serving as Deputy Communications Director for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and a Biden-Harris political appointee at the Export-Import Bank of the United States, where she was Acting Senior Vice President of Communications and Speechwriter. She has previously worked as a Communications Director for several U.S. House of Representatives members, including Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and has professional experience in journalism with organizations like FOX Television Stations and Al Jazeera America. A Ward 4 resident with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Broadcast Journalism and International Relations and a Master of International Affairs from Pennsylvania State University, Ahmed is being recommended for confirmation based on her professional background and qualifications. The resolution includes a legal sufficiency review by the Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor, which found the nomination legally unobjectionable.

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