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"Obama administration officials [had] regrouped to identify Fed candidates after [[Peter Diamond]], a Nobel Prize-winning economist, withdrew his nomination to the board in June [2011] in the face of Republican opposition. [[Richard Clarida]], a potential nominee who was a Treasury official under [[George W. Bush]], pulled out of consideration in August [2011]", one account of the December nominations noted.<ref>Lanman, Scott; Runningen, Roger (December 27, 2011). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-27/obama-to-nominate-jerome-powell-jeremy-stein-to-fed-s-board-of-governors.html "Obama to Choose Powell, Stein for Fed Board"]. Bloomberg LP. Retrieved December 27, 2011.</ref> The two other Obama nominees in 2011, [[Janet Yellen]] and [[Sarah Bloom Raskin]],<ref>Robb, Greg (April 29, 2010). [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-nominates-3-to-federal-reserve-board-2010-04-29 "Obama nominates 3 to Federal Reserve board"]. ''[[MarketWatch]]''. Retrieved April 29, 2010.</ref> were confirmed in September.<ref>Lanman, Scott (September 30, 2010). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-30/yellen-raskin-win-fed-board-confirmation-as-vote-on-monetary-easing-nears.html "Yellen, Raskin Win Senate Approval for Fed Board of Governors"]. Bloomberg LP. Retrieved December 27, 2011.</ref> One of the vacancies was created in 2011 with the resignation of [[Kevin Warsh]], who took office in 2006 to fill the unexpired term ending January 31, 2018, and resigned his position effective March 31, 2011.<ref>Censky, Annalyn (February 10, 2011). [https://money.cnn.com/2011/02/10/news/economy/fed_official_warsh_resigns/index.htm "Fed inflation hawk Warsh resigns"]. ''[[CNNMoney]]''. Retrieved December 27, 2011.</ref><ref>Chan, Sewell (February 10, 2011). [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/business/economy/11fed.html "Sole Fed Governor With Close Ties to Conservatives Resigns"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 27, 2011.</ref> In March 2012, U.S. Senator [[David Vitter]] ([[Republican Party of the United States|R]], [[Louisiana|LA]]) said he would oppose Obama's Stein and Powell nominations, dampening near-term hopes for approval.<ref>Robb, Greg (March 28, 2012). [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/senator-to-block-quick-vote-on-fed-picks-report-2012-03-28?link=MW_latest_news "Senator to block quick vote on Fed picks: report"]. ''MarketWatch''. Retrieved March 28, 2012.</ref> However, Senate leaders reached a deal, paving the way for affirmative votes on the two nominees in May 2012 and bringing the board to full strength for the first time since 2006<ref>Robb, Greg, [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stein-sworn-in-as-fed-governor-2012-05-30 "Stein sworn in as Fed governor"], ''MarketWatch'', May 30, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.</ref> with Duke's service after term end.  Later, on January 6, 2014, the United States Senate confirmed Yellen's nomination to be chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; she was the first woman to hold the position.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lowrey |first=Annie |date=January 6, 2014 |title=Senate Confirms Yellen as Fed Chairwoman |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/business/economy/Yellen-Senate-Vote.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/business/economy/Yellen-Senate-Vote.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022}}{{Cbignore}}</ref> Subsequently, President Obama nominated [[Stanley Fischer]] to replace Yellen as the vice-chair.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Puzzanghera |first=Jim |date=January 10, 2014 |title=Obama to nominate Stanley Fischer, 2 others to Federal Reserve seats |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mo-federal-reserve-stanley-fischer-obama-nominate-lael-brainard-20140110-story.html |access-date=December 26, 2021}}</ref>