Apple's top lobbyist nominated to State Department

President Barak Obama nominated Catherine Ann Novelli, the head of Apple's worldwide lobbying efforts, to a State Department post. Novelli would serve as the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, putting her in charge of the department's efforts to promote economic growth and handle policy on energy, agriculture, oceans and technology. She has worked as Apple's vice president of worldwide government affairs since 2007.