Karen Czarnecki

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name = Karen M. Czarnecki


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birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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education = BA, Catholic University; Juris Doctorate, Columbus School of Law
employer = U.S. Department of Labor
occupation = Deputy Assistant Secretary
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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.

Career

* 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
* June 2008, begins teaching Public Policy Internship Seminar at The Fund for American Studies at Georgetown University.

Controversy

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. [ [http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/14/czarnecki-media Think Progress » Labor Department Official Poses As ‘Conservative Analyst’ On Fox News, PBS ] ] [ [http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Bush_appointee_splits_time_between_Labor_0814.html The Raw Story | Bush appointee splits time between Labor Department, TV punditry ] ] [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/13/AR2006081300647.html Al Kamen - Conflict of Interest or Legitimate Punditry? You Decide. - washingtonpost.com ] ] However, PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler was critical of the failure to inform viewers of her government position [http://www.pbs.org/ombudsman/2006/08/conservative_commentator_unmasked_anonymously.html 'Conservative Commentator' Unmasked, Anonymously] and noted a number of occasions where Czarnecki appeared to speak on behalf of the Administration rather than as a private individual. [http://www.pbs.org/ombudsman/2006/08/ombudsmans_mailbagcontrary_views.html Ombudsman's Mailbag — Contrary Views]

External links

* [http://www.pbs.org/ttc/prevshows/showlist02.html Appearances on PBS]
* [http://www.dol.gov/21cw/Czarnecki.htm Karen M. Czarnecki bio] , U.S. Department of Labor.
*http://www.dol.gov/wb/media/newsletter/e-news9artl-02.htm
* [http://www.progressivegovernment.org/appointee_data4.php?title=Director,%20Office%20of%20the%2021st%20Century%20Workforce%20-%20LA Karen Czarnecki] Bio, "The Progressive Government".
* [http://www.americanpresident.org/history/georgehwbush/staffadvisers/govtadmin/VPoffice/h_index.shtml "George H. W. Bush: Administration of the Government, Office of the Vice President,"] Domestic Policy: Karen Czarnecki (1989-1991), "AmericanPresident.org".
*Michael Szporer, [http://www.polishnews.com/text/politics/polish_american_agenda.html "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, " [http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001345.php Admin Told PBS: Stay Mum on Pundit's Post] ," TPM Muckraker, August 15, 2006.

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