The file
He ran OFAC. Obama made him acting under secretary for terrorism finance and sent PN371 to the Senate. He called the Iran deal a tremendous diplomatic breakthrough. Cotton blocked the floor vote over the dollar. The nomination came back unconfirmed. Treasury put him in as acting secretary for the handoff and scheduled the exit. This is not a biography and not a tribute. It is the episodes. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. A hold is not a conviction. Acting is not confirmed.
Compiled as a critical briefing, in the voice of a packet. Identity: About. Not a court. Not a White House product. No invented quotes, crimes, or friendliness.
Adam J. Szubin. U.S. Department of the Treasury official portrait (camera date 28 October 2011). U.S. government work. Wikimedia Commons File:Adam_Szubin.jpg.
The hold · documented
Cotton’s own release. He quoted Szubin on dollarization and sat on the floor vote. Fox reported the block. Not a conviction. Not dumped again as the lead photo below.
United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C. MeanieHyaena, 24 July 2015. CC BY 4.0.
OFAC
Paulson named him OFAC director. Treasury hp-39. The sanctions shop.
Acting TFI
White House bio: designated acting TFI under secretary, February 2015.
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building. Voice of America. U.S. government work.
Nomination
Obama announced the under-secretary pick. Senate file: PN371.
Iran hearing
GovInfo: sitting the Iran sanctions-relief hearing as acting under secretary.
Rayburn House Office Building. Architect of the Capitol / USCapitol Flickr, 13 Dec 2011. U.S. government work.
Banking
His Treasury statement. Shelby’s opening: assemble, then dismantle.
United States Capitol, west front. Architect of the Capitol; derivative work: O.J. U.S. government work.
Committee
Congress.gov favorable report. Fox: 14–8 and Iran-deal opposition.
United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C. MeanieHyaena, 24 July 2015. CC BY 4.0.
His words
FDD remarks on Treasury letterhead: tremendous diplomatic breakthrough.
United States Capitol, west front. Architect of the Capitol; derivative work: O.J. U.S. government work.
Returned
Rule XXXI return. Never confirmed by the full Senate.
Reporting
Politico on a Spicer continuity ask. Reporting. Not a tribute.
United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C. MeanieHyaena, 24 July 2015. CC BY 4.0.
Acting secretary
Treasury spokesperson: acting secretary January 20, then leave.
After
SAIS: faculty in May 2017. Covington is a firm bio, not a filing.