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TRANSITION CAROLYNKASTER—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE President-elect Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos pose for photographs at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump has chosen charter school advocate DeVos as Education Secretary in his administration. By Julie Bykowicz and Steve Peoples The Associated Press PALM BEACH, FLA. Presi- dent-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and prom- inent charter school advo- cate Betsy DeVos as his sec- retary of education, the first women selected for top-level administration posts in his new administration. Both Cabinet-level posi- tions require Senate confir- mation. While some cheered Hal- ey's selection, despite her limited experience on the in- ternational stage, the DeVos choice faced criticism even before it was formally an- nounced Wednesday. Con- servatives warned that De- Vos, a longtime Republican donor, previously supported the Common Core educa- tion standards that Trump railed against during the campaign. Trump, who was at his Palm Beach estate Wednes- day for the Thanksgiving holiday, called DeVos "a bril- liant and passionate educa- tion advocate." Haley, the daughter of In- dian immigrants, is the only minority member chosen by Trump so far. Retired neu- rosurgeon and Trump loy- alist, Ben Carson, an Afri- can-American, has been of- fered the job of secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, ac- cording to a person familiar with the offer who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the de- liberations publicly. Carson has not yet ac- cepted the offer, but he tweeted on Wednesday that "an announcement is forth- coming about my role in helping to make America great again." Trump said that Haley, his UN choice, "has a proven track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party af- filiation to move critical pol- icies forward for the better- ment of her state and our country." "She is also a proven deal- maker, and we look to be making plenty of deals," he saidinastatement."Shewill be a great leader represent- ing us on the world stage." DeVos, from Michigan, is a longtime advocate for charter schools and school vouchers. She currently leads the advocacy group, American Federation for Children, and sits on the board of the Jeb Bush-led Foundation for Excellence in Education. "Under her leadership we will reform the U.S. educa- tion system and break the bureaucracy that is holding our children back so that we can deliver world-class edu- cation and school choice to all families," Trump said. DeVos said in her own statement, "The status quo in education is not accept- able." The DeVos family has been active in Republican politics for decades, espe- cially as donors to GOP can- didates and the Republican Party. DeVos' husband, Dick, is an heir to the Amway for- tune and a former president of the company. The couple gave $22.5 million to the Kennedy Cen- ter for the Performing Arts in Washington in 2010, at the time the largest private donation in the center's his- tory. Hours before the De- Vos pick was announced, conservative policy leader Frank Cannon, president of American Principles Proj- ect, called her "an estab- lishment,pro-CommonCore secretary of education." "This would not qualify as 'draining the swamp,'" Cannon said, referencing Trump's campaign trail slo- gan. "And it seems to fly in the face of what Trump has stated on education policy up to this point." Asked about DeVos' sup- port for the Common Core standards, Trump spokes- man Jason Miller noted that "the president-elect has been consistent and very clear in his opposition to Common Core." "Anybody joining the ad- ministration is signing on to the president-elect's plat- form and vision for moving America forward," Miller said.There was less immedi- ate opposition to Haley's se- lection. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham praised his home-state governor as a good choice and said in a statement that he looks for- ward to working with her on "overdue reforms of the United Nations." Graham is chairman of the Senate's Foreign Operations Sub- committee on Appropri- ations, which is responsi- ble for funding the UN and all American foreign assis- tance. Trump taps SC Gov Haley and charter school backer DeVos By Bernard Condon The Associated Press NEW YORK After Ivanka Trump appeared on CBS's "60 Minutes" wearing a $10,800 bracelet from her jewelry line, someone at her company sent photos from the interview to fash- ion writers to drum up free publicity. A firestorm of criticism erupted over the impropriety of profiting off the presidency, and the company apologized. If only the bracelet brou- haha was the end of it. Experts on government ethics are warning Presi- dent-elect Donald Trump that he'll never shake sus- picions of a clash between his private interests and thepublicgoodifhedoesn't sell off his vast holdings, which include roughly 500 companies in more than a dozen countries. They say just the appearance of con- flicts is likely to tie up the new administration in in- vestigations, lawsuits and squabbles, stoked per- haps by angry Oval Office tweets. "People are itching to sue Donald Trump and stick him under oath," said Richard Painter, chief White House ethics lawyer for George W. Bush. In an interview with The New York Times on Tues- day, Trump insisted that the "law's totally on my side," and ethics experts agree that federal conflicts of interest rules largely ex- empt the president from running his businesses the way he pleases while in office. His company, The Trump Organization, had no comment on the con- flicts issue, other than a statement reiterating its plans to transfer control of the company to three of the president-elect's adult chil- dren. Painter doesn't think that goes far enough. In a letter to Trump last week, he joined watchdog groups and ethics lawyers from both Democratic and Re- publican administrations in predicting "rampant, inescapable" conflicts that will engulf the new admin- istration if the president- elect does not liquidate his business holdings. A look at some areas where conflicts may arise: Newhotel For use of the govern- ment-owned Old Post Of- fice for his new Washing- ton hotel, Trump agreed on annual rent to the gov- ernment in a contract that wassignedmorethanthree years ago. So what possibly could be the problem now? Plenty, according to Ste- venSchooner,aprofessorof government procurement law at George Washington University who has stud- ied contract. In addition to base rent, the president- elect agreed to additional annual payments based on various financial mea- sures of how well the ho- tel is doing. Schooner says such payments typically require drawn out negoti- ations each year. "How can anyone expect a government employee to negotiate with the Trump family at arm's length and treat the Trump family like any other contractor?" Schooner asks. Schooner thinks Trump should terminate the con- tract because, even if the Trump family acts hon- orably, the appearance a conflict will spread doubt throughout the contracting system. Federal rules pro- hibit government employ- ees and elected officials from striking contracting deals with the government for just this reason, though the president is exempted. "The U.S. government pays over $400 billion in contracts a year," Schooner says. "Why should other contractors have to follow the rule if the President of the United States doesn't have to?" As president, Trump will have the authority to appoint a new head to the General Services Adminis- tration, the federal agency that signed the lease with Trump and will negotiate the rent each year. Business at the hotel could get a lift if foreign dignitaries decide to stay at the new hotel to curry fa- vor with the new president. In addition to the Wash- ington hotel, Trump Orga- nization leases land from some local governments, including for a golf course in New York City and one in Florida. Foreign affairs Trump'sextensiveopera- tions abroad raise the pos- sibility that his foreign pol- icy could be shaped by his business interests, and vice versa. TRANSITION Trump business ti es th at p os e co n flic ts InPrintEveryTuesday-Thursday-Saturday Online:Publishes24/7 www.redbluffdailynews.com Threeadditionalonline locations at no extra cost! Print and On-Line HOMESERVICESDIRECTORY Full Size $ 117 .50 Per Month No early cancellation, non-refundable TWOSIZESTOCHOOSEFROM Half Size $ 70 .00 Per Month Construction Burrows Construction Remodel, New Additions, Siding Repair and Replacement, Water and Dryrot New Construction Foundation to Finish Ph:(530) 515-9779 Residential•Commerical PATIOS•DECKS REFRENCES Lic#824770 Roofing Call for Estimates! 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