The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is a division of the Executive Office of the President that coordinates federal environmental efforts in the United States and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental and energy policies and initiatives. The current CEQ chairman is Nancy Sutley and was appointed by President Barack Obama on 15 December 2008 and confirmed by the Senate on 22 January 2009.
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