National President Obama Announces Recess Appointments to Key Administration Posts by Gary Kopycinski on January 5, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2012. President Obama announced today his intent to recess appoint four individuals to fill key administration posts that have been left vacant.