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Leibowitz Renominated Atop FTC

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The President has renominated Federal Trade Commission Chairman John Leibowitz for another seven-year term atop the agency.

The White House announced Liebowitz's name had been sent to the Senate for confirmation along with a number of others.

Liebowitz was first nominated as a commissioner Sept. 3, 2004. He was named chairman March 2, 2009. His term expired last September, but by statute he gets to serve indefinitely at the President's pleasure.

"It gives me great confidence that such dedicated and capable individuals have agreed to join this Administration to serve the American people. I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come," said the President of the nominations. 

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.