San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)
The White House announced July 12 the nomination of gay San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (D) to join the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
“As a 1999 Harry S. Truman Scholar, I am deeply honored to be nominated by President Biden to serve on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees,” Gloria said in a press release.
“I know how critical it is to support young people interested in careers in public service,” he said, adding, “That’s what the Truman Scholarship provided me, and I look forward to helping ensure it continues to develop America’s next generation of talented public servants.”
The Foundation’s Board of Trustees is responsible for administering the highly competitive scholarship program, including selecting the awardees each year.
The board is chaired by former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and its 19 members also include U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Brian Schatz (D-HI.), as well as U.S. Reps. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Kay Granger (R-Texas), who chairs the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.
When he began his term in 2020, Gloria became the first person of color and the first openly gay person to serve as mayor of San Diego.
