NASHVILLE (AP) — State Sen. Mark Green has been appointed to the Council of State Government Interbranch Affairs Committee.

Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey appointed the Clarksville Republican this week.

The committee brings together leaders from across the country to focus on ways the branches of state government can work together.

Ramsey says Green "quickly established himself as an emerging leader in state government" during his freshman year in the Legislature.

The appointment starts immediately and extends through 2015.