However, green businesses and campaigners were cheered by the appointment on Monday of Amber Rudd, one of the few remaining 'green Tories', as the new energy and climate secretary.
The Met announced the appointment on Tuesday.
The appointment on Thursday follows a broader reorganization in July.
Glenn D. Lowry, the museum's director, announced the appointment on Monday.
A spokesman for the mayor, Stu Loeser, declined to comment on the appointment on Monday.
Lawrence J. Twill, chairman and chief executive of Wolcott, announced the appointment on Friday.
Announcing the appointment on Friday, Obama said that he relied on McDonough's "intellect and good judgment.
Turkey's presidency, however, issued a calm response to the appointment on Thursday.
The Leinster rugby head coach Leo Cullen announced the appointment on the club's website.
The White House is expected to officially announce the appointment on Friday, but it leaked out late Wednesday.
The reaction to the appointment on Capitol Hill and among family members of the Sept. 11 victims was generally positive.
