US nominates Obama adviser Anthony Lake to be UNICEF chief

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US nominates Anthony Lake to be UNICEF chief

UNITED NATIONS — The United States is nominating foreign policy expert Anthony Lake, who was an adviser to President Barack Obama, as its candidate to head UNICEF, the U.N. children’s agency.

U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice sent a letter to a number of U.N. ambassadors on Wednesday saying that Lake, who served as National Security Adviser to former President Bill Clinton in his first term, would bring “extraordinary experience, strategic vision and energy to UNICEF’s essential work.”

The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, stressed Lake’s long-standing commitment to advancing the rights of children, noting his nine years on the board of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.