For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 20, 2004
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
two individuals, appoint one individual, and appoint and designate one
individual to serve in his administration:
The President intends to nominate Paul V. Applegarth, of
Connecticut, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge
Corporation. Mr. Applegarth currently serves as Chief Executive
Officer for Value Enhancement International, LLC. In addition, he also
serves as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and to the Under
Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs at the State
Department. Previously, Mr. Applegarth worked for Emerging Markets
Partnership in England, Washington, DC and Hong Kong. He earned his
bachelor's degree from Yale University, his master's degree from
Harvard Business School, and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.
The President intends to nominate John Campbell, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Campbell serves as Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Human Resources at the State Department. He previously
served as Dean of the Foreign Service Institute's School of Language
Studies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Campbell was the Counselor for
Political Affairs in South Africa. He earned his bachelor's degree and
master's degree from the University of Virginia, and his Ph.D. from the
University of Wisconsin.
The President intends to appoint John W. McCarter, Jr., of
Illinois, to be a Member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee
(Museum Representative), for the remainder of a three-year term
expiring April 25, 2006.
The President intends to appoint LaSalle Doheny Leffall, Jr., of
the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the President's Cancer
Panel for a three-year term expiring February 20, 2007, and designate
him Chairman for a one-year term beginning May 29, 2004.
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