Latter-day Saint Appointed to U.S. Treasury Post

In early October, Nathan Sheets, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was sworn into the United States Department of the Treasury as Under Secretary for International Affairs.

The U.S. Senate approved President Barack Obama’s nomination of Sheets for the position more than a month ago.

Deseret News reports that Sheets’ new responsibilities include leading the department’s Office of International Affairs. A news release from the Department of Treasury explains that the Office of International Affairs “protects and supports U.S. economic prosperity by strengthening the external environment for U.S. growth, preventing and mitigating global financial instability and managing key global challenges.”

Sheets states that living his Latter-day Saint faith and adhering to the principles and values he believes has allowed him to become more effective in his career. He explains this in a letter he wrote to The Church:

[pull_quote_center]My experience is that our beliefs give us an effective guidebook on how to handle a whole range of situations that arise in our lives – our challenge is to use it.[/pull_quote_center]

Read more about Sheets, his previous work experience with the United States government and his service in the Church at DeseretNews.com.