For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 26, 2002
Nominations
President Bush to Nominate Two Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate two
individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate John Peter Suarez to be Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance. Suarez has served as the Director
of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement since 1999 and was
previously Assistant Counsel to then-Governor Whitman. In
1998, he was Special Assistant to the Director of the Criminal Justice
in the State of New Jersey. From 1992 to 1998, Suarez was an
Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey. He is a
graduate of Tufts University and the University of Pennsylvania Law
School.
The President intends to nominate J. Russell George to be Inspector
General of the Corporation for National and Community
Service. George has been Staff Director and Chief Counsel to
the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology since
1995. From 1993 to 1994, he was an Associate with the New
York law firm of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis, Nessen, Kamin and
Frankel. From 1990 to 1993, George was with the White House,
first as Assistant General Counsel in the Office of Management and
Budget and then as Associate Director for Policy where he provided
legal counsel to the Office of National Service. Before
joining OMB, he was an Assistant Prosecutor with the Queens County
District Attorney's Office. George is a graduate of Howard
University and Harvard University Law School.
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