President Obama announced today his appointment of my great friend, Don Gips as Ambassador to South Africa. Don has been out of the public sector for awhile at Level3 but having raised over $500k during the campaign and serving on the President's transition team advisory board this is a well deserved and expected appointment. Don is an incredibly talented public servant clear back to the late 1990s when he was Vice President Al Gore's Chief Domestic Policy Advisor and he also put in a stint as the chief of the FCC international bureau amongst many other incredible accomplishments.

Although I will sure miss hanging out with you Don, I couldn't be more happy for you and your new adventure! Congrats on your appointment and on a job well done.