For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 6, 2003
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
two individuals and designate one individual to serve in his
administration:
The President intends to nominate Jon Robert Purnell, of
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to the Republic of Uzbekistan. Mr.
Purnell currently serves as Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at
the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Previously he served as Senior Inspector
with the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of
State. Prior to this position Mr. Purnell served as Deputy Chief of
Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He earned his
bachelor's degree from Brown University and his master's degree from
Harvard University.
The President intends to nominate Thomas Riley, of California, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Kingdom of Morocco. Currently Mr. Riley serves as
President of Active Photo in Mountain View, California. He previously
served in the same position for Web State, Inc., Unity Systems and the
General Resources Corporation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Riley served
as a Program Manager for Robinton Products. He earned his bachelor's
degree from Stanford University and his master's degree from Harvard
University.
The President intends to designate Brian Carlton Roseboro, of New
Jersey, to be Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury (Domestic
Finance).
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