Treasurer of the United States

The Treasurer of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury are two different jobs.  Timothy Geithner is the Secretary of the Treasury.  Anna Escobedo Cabral is the acting Treasurer of the United States and will hold that job until Barack Obama appoints somebody.  I would be honored to be that somebody.  Below is the job description of Treasurer of the United States as described in Wikipedia:

The Treasurer was originally charged with the receipt and custody of government funds, though many of these functions have been taken over by different bureaus of the Department of the Treasury. Responsibility for oversight of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the United States Mint, and the United States Savings Bonds Division (now the Savings Bond Marketing Office within the Bureau of the Public Debt) was assigned to the Treasurer in 1981. As of 2002 the Office of the Treasurer underwent a major reorganization. The Treasurer now advises the Director of the Mint, the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Deputy Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury on matters relating to coinage, currency and the production of other instruments by the United States. The Treasurer’s signature, as well as the Treasury Secretary’s, appear on Federal Reserve notes.

I can do everything described in the job description.  A week from Sunday would be the perfect day for President Obama to appoint me for two reasons:

• June 21 will mark the 60th anniversary of the last time the Treasurer of the United States was male.
• Picking me for Treasurer of the United States will dispel rumors that Obama is sexist by picking a man for what has traditionally been “women’s work.”

I would like to thank the President in advance for this opportunity.