<a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Gina+McCarthy&family=editorial&specificpeople=7904226 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Gina McCarthy</a> listens as U.S. President Barack Obama announces her nomination as head of the Environmental Protection Agency during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House March 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. The nominations will be key appointments for Obama's second term while focusing on the issues of the national budget as well as energy and climate issues.