Facebook VP Elliot Schrage Appointed to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council

President Barack Obama nominated Facebook Vice President of Communications and Public Policy Elliot Schrage to the board of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council on Tuesday. The council serves as the governing body to the Washington D.C.-based museum, which was first established in 1993. Before joining Facebook four years ago, Schrage was previously vice president of global communications and public affairs at Google from 2005 to 2008.