For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 27, 2002
Nominations
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate two
individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate Thomas Forrest Hall to be
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Hall has
been the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Naval
Reserve Association since 1996. From 1963 to 1996, he was an
officer in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Two Star
Admiral. His service included four years as Commander,
Director and Chief of the Naval Reserve, three years as the Commander
of the Iceland Defense Force and two years as Commander of Naval Air
Station Bermuda. An Oklahoma native, Hall received his
bachelor's degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and received a Master's
degree from George Washington University.
The President intends to nominate John Leonard Helgerson to be
Inspector General for the Central Intelligence
Agency. Helgerson is presently the Deputy Director of the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency. He began his career
with the CIA in 1971 and served as the agency's Deputy Director for
Intelligence from 1989 to 1993. He also held the posts of
Director of Russian and European Analysis, Director of African and
Latin American Analysis, Deputy Director of Near Eastern and South
Asian Analysis, Director of Congressional Affairs and Deputy Inspector
General. Helgerson received a bachelor's degree from St.
Olaf College and both a Master's degree and Ph.D. from Duke
University.
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