Karen Czarnecki

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Karen M. Czarnecki
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Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Education	BA, Catholic University; Juris Doctorate, Columbus School of Law
Occupation	Deputy Assistant Secretary
Employers	U.S. Department of Labor
Political party	Republican

Karen M. Czarnecki serves as deputy assistant secretary at the United States Department of Labor. Czarnecki is a senior advisor 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.

1 Career
2 Controversy
3 External links
4 References

[edit] 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

[edit] Controversy

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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]

[edit] External links

Appearances on PBS
Karen M. Czarnecki bio, U.S. Department of Labor.
http://www.dol.gov/wb/media/newsletter/e-news9artl-02.htm
Karen Czarnecki Bio, 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,' ..."
Justin Rood, "Admin Told PBS: Stay Mum on Pundit's Post," TPM Muckraker, August 15, 2006.