For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 30, 2001
President Bush to Announce Eight Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate seven
individuals to serve in his administration and his designation of one individual to
serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate George G. Williams to be Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. He is
presently the President of COLSA Corporation in Huntsville, Alabama. He
was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 1988 by the Secretary of the
Army, and served as Deputy Executive Program Officer for Fire Support at
U.S. Missile Command and was then appointed Program Executive Officer for
Fire Support in July, 1991. He then served as Program Executive Officer for
Tactical Missiles until his retirement from the civil service in 1996. He has
earned numerous awards including the Department of Defense Value
Engineering PEO of the Year Award, and was the namesake and recipient of
the Department of the Army George Williams Excellence in Acquisition
Management Civil Service Meritorious Service Medal. Williams is a graduate
of North Carolina State University.
The President intends to nominate Otto Wolff to be Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Administration and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of
Commerce. He is currently a Professional Staff Member for the U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on House Administration. He served at the
Department of Commerce as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration
from 1981 to 1993. Wolff is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University.
The President intends to nominate Linda Mysliwy Conlin to be Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Trade and Development. She is currently a
consultant with the Conlin Group in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. From 1994 to
1999, she was Executive Director of the New Jersey Commerce and Economic
Growth Commission and Director of the Office of Travel and Tourism. From
1989 to 1993, she served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Marketing.
From 1986 to 1989, she served at the U.S. Information Agency, first as a
Corporate Liaison Officer for the US/USSR Cultural Exchange Exhibit and then
as Associate Director in the Office of Private Sector Committees. She is a
graduate of the University of Massachusetts.
The President intends to nominate Michael W. Wynne to be Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. He is presently the
Chairman and CEO of the Ixata Group based in San Diego, California. From
1997 to 1999, Wynne was Senior Vice President for International Planning and
Business Development for General Dynamics, and he was Vice President and
General Manager of Space Launch Systems for Lockheed Martin Astronautics
from 1994 to 1997. Before joining Lockheed Martin he had served with
General Dynamics since 1975, at General Dynamics Fort Worth Division,
General Dynamics Corporate Headquarters, General Dynamics Land Systems
and General Dynamics Space Division. Originally from Florida, he is a veteran
of the U.S. Air Force and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, the Air
Force Institute of Technology and received a M. B. A. from the University of
Colorado.
The President intends to nominate Diane K. Morales to be Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness. She is currently
President of DMS, Inc in Alexandria, Virginia, and served as the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics from 1990 to 1993. From 1988 to
1990 she was President of Morales Consulting Service Company, defense
consulting firm. She served at the Office of Management and Budget from
1985 to 1986 and was member of the Civil Aeronautics Board from 1983 to
1985. Originally from Texas, she is a graduate of the University of Texas.
The President intends to nominate William A. Navas, Jr. to be Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Most recently he
was Director of the Army National Guard of the United States from 1995 to
1998. From 1994 to 1995, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and
Chief of Staff for Reserve Affairs and from 1992 to 1994 he served as Military
Executive for the Reserve Forces Policy Board. Navas was Deputy Director
of the Army National Guard from 1987 to 1990 and then Vice-Chief of the
National Guard Bureau from 1990 to 1992. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he is
a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, received a Master's from the
University of Bridgeport and completed a Program for Senior Managers in
Government from the Kennedy School of Government.
The President intends to nominate Robert C. Bonner to be Commissioner of
Customs at the Department of the Treasury. He is currently a Partner with the
law firm of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher in Los Angeles, California. He was
appointed U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, by former
President Reagan in 1984 and was then appointed by former President Bush in
1989 to serve as a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California. From 1990 to 1993, Bonner served as Administrator of the Drug
Enforcement Administration. He is a graduate of Trinity University in San
Antonio, Texas, received his law degree from Georgetown University and
received a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University.
The President has designated Edward F. Reilly to be Chairman of the United
States Parole Commission. Reilly has been a member of the Commission since
his appointment in 1992 and served as Chairman from 1992 to 1997. Prior to
his involvement with the Parole Commission, he served for 29 years in the
Kansas State Legislature - one year in the Kansas House of Representatives
and 28 years in the Kansas State Senate. A native of Leavenworth, Kansas, he
is a graduate of the University of Kansas.
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