He and his wife Marlana Valdez live in Takoma Park, MD. Valdez was raised in an Air Force family and is the proud father of three extraordinary professional women, and is Papi to four grandchildren. A current focus is using technology to improve human capital, procurement, and financial management processes to free up Federal employees from paperwork and focus on delivering mission. Valdez is a recognized thought leader in the management of government agencies and has worked for 27 years to improve the effectiveness of government, with a goal of providing maximum mission delivery on behalf of the U.S. He is currently the co-founder and Board President of the Alliance of Latinx Leadership & Policy, which supports a leadership pipeline for Latinx professionals who want to pursue a career in public service. Valdez is a former career member of the Senior Executive Service at the Department of Energy and past President of the Senior Executives Association.

William Valdez, Nominee for Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security Peter Hendrick Vrooman, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Mozambique.Julissa Reynoso Pantaleon, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Spain and to the Principality of Andorra.Patricia Mahoney, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Central African Republic.Holgate, Nominee for Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the Rank of Ambassador Mark Gitenstein, Nominee for Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.Adrienne Wojciechowski, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, Department of Agriculture.Lisa Gomez, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security, Department of Labor.Erik Hooks, Nominee for Deputy Administrator for Federal Emergency Management Agency.William Valdez, Nominee for Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security.WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following nine individuals to serve in key roles: Get Involved Show submenu for “Get Involved””.

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