Tester Statement on Senate Approval of Nominee to the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians

Statement

Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Chairman of the US Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following statement today after the Senate approved the nomination of Vincent G. Logan to serve as Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians. Logan was approved by the Committee on Indian Affairs on January 29, 2014.

"It's a difficult job, and I'm confident Mr. Logan is the right man to do it," Tester said. "He is a litigator with vast experience in both public and private sectors. He has also shown great passion for working with tribes and individual Indians to manage their trust assets. I congratulate Vince and thank him for his willingness to serve."

Logan is a member of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma.

The Office of the Special Trustee is located within the Department of the Interior. The staff includes 650 employees who manage more than 2,900 trust accounts for over 250 tribes. Additionally, there are 380,000 Individual Indian Money trust accounts managed by the Office of the Special Trustee for individual Native Americans.

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