For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 11, 2002
Appointments
President Bush to Appoint the Following Individuals to Serve as Members of the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council
President George W. Bush today announced his appointment of the
following individuals to serve as Members of the President's Homeland
Security Advisory Council.
President Bush created the Homeland Security Advisory Council by
Executive Order on March 19, 2002. The purpose of the Council is to
provide the President with advice on homeland security matters from
experts representing state and local government, the private sector,
public policy experts and the non-profit sector.
Joseph J. Grano, Jr., of New Jersey will be designated Chair upon
appointment. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of UBS Paine Webber
and a veteran of the U.S. Special Forces. He received a Bronze Star
for his service in Vietnam, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the USO
Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Service.
William H. Webster of the District of Columbia will be designated
Vice Chair upon appointment. Webster served as the Director of the FBI
after serving as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit. In 1987, Webster became the Director of the CIA, which he led
until 1991. Since then, Webster has practiced law at the Washington,
D.C. firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCoy.
Richard A. Andrews of California is presently the Vice President
for Emergency Planning in the Risk Management Division of ABS
Consulting. From 1991 to 1998, he served as the Director of the
Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the State of California,
and was the President of the National Emergency Management Association
from 1995 to 1996.
Kathleen M. Bader of Michigan is a Business Group President with
Dow Chemical Company and the Corporate Vice President for Quality and
Business Excellence. She joined Dow in 1973 and has held a variety of
positions in sales and operations. Bader was named on the 50 Most
Powerful Women in International Business by Fortune Magazine in October
2001.
Dr. Jared Cohon of Pennsylvania is the President of Carnegie Mellon
University. He is a national authority on environmental and water
resource systems analysis. He served as a member of the Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board and was named Chairman in 1997. In 1992, he was
named the Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at
Yale University.
Governor Michael Leavitt is the 14th Governor of the State of Utah.
He was first elected in 1992, reelected in 1996 and then became only
the second Governor in Utah history to be elected to a third term in
2000. Leavitt is also a past Chairman of the National Governor's
Association.
James T. Moore of Florida, is currently the Commissioner of the
Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He was first confirmed as
Commissioner in 1988, after serving with the Department since 1973.
During his tenure, he has served as a Standards and Training
Specialist, the Director of the Division of Staff Services and Deputy
Commissioner. Moore is also a former member of the Florida National
Guard.
James Rodney Schlesinger of Virginia has a long and distinguished
record of public service. He has served as Secretary of the Energy,
Secretary of Defense, Director of Central Intelligence, and Chairman of
the Atomic Energy Commission. Schlesinger is currently the Chairman of
the Board of Trustees of the MITRE Corporation, a Senior Advisor for
Lehman Brothers, Counselor and Trustee of the Center for Strategic and
International Studies and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the
Nixon Center.
Mayor Anthony Williams was elected Mayor of the District of the
Columbia in 1998. Before his election, he was Chief Financial Officer
of the District of Columbia, and was previously the Chief Financial
Officer of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His additional past
positions include Deputy State Comptroller of Connecticut, Executive
Director of the Community Development Agency in St. Louis, Assistant
Director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Adjunct Professor at
Columbia University.
Dr. Ruth David of Virginia is presently President and Chief
Executive Officer of ANSER, Inc., an independent, not-for-profit,
public service research institution. From 1995 to 1998, she was Deputy
Director for Science and Technology at the CIA and she began her
professional career at Sandia National Laboratories. She currently
serves on the Defense Science Board, the National Security Agency
Scientific Board, the National Research Council Naval Studies Board and
the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Technical Advisory Board.
Ambassador Paul Bremer, III of Maryland is presently the Chairman
and CEO of Marsh Crisis Consulting, and was previously Managing
Director of the Kissinger Group. He joined the Kissinger Group after
23 years of service in the U.S. Diplomatic Corps under six Secretaries
of State. In 1983, Bremer was named Ambassador to the Netherlands, and
1986, President Reagan appointed him Ambassador-At-Large for
Counter Terrorism. In 1999, Speaker Hastert appointed him as Chairman
of the National Commission on Terrorism.
Dr. Lydia Waters Thomas of Maryland is President and CEO of
Mitretek Systems, Inc., and she was previously Vice President and
General Manager responsible for the company's Center for Environment,
Resources and Space. Dr. Thomas served two terms on the Environmental
Advisory Board to the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Corps of Engineers and
was Chairperson of the Chemicals Regulation Sub-Group of the United
States Energy Association.
Steven Young of Ohio is an Administrative Lieutenant with the
Marion City Police Department, where he has served for 25 years. Young
is currently the President of the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of
Police, and served as Vice President from 1997 to 2001. His past
appointments in Ohio include service on the Governor's Committee on
Public Building Safety and Security, the Ohio Supreme Court's Committee
on Drug Abuse and the Courts, and the Ohio Attorney General's Advisory
Council. David Arthur Bell of New York is Vice Chairman of the
Interpublic Group of Companies, the world's largest marketing and
communications and services company as well as the CEO and Managing
Director of The Partnership, a global marketing communications group.
He was Chairman and CEO of TrueNorth Communications until its merger
with Interpublic, and he was previously the CEO of Bozell Worldwide.
Bell is the current Chairman of the Ad Council.
Sidney Taurel of Indiana is the Chairman, President and CEO of Eli
Lilly and Company. He joined the Lilly subsidiary Eli Lilly
International Corporation in 1971, and has held various positions
Brazil, France, Easter Europe and London. In 1986, he became President
of Eli Lilly International Corporation and then Executive Vice
President of the Pharmaceutical Division in 1991.
Lee Herbert Hamilton of Indiana is the Director of the Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars. Prior to being named Director
of the Wilson Center, Hamilton served for 34 years as a U.S.
Congressman from Indiana's 9th District. While in Congress, he served
as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs where he served as the
ranking Democrat for ten years and was the Committee Chairman during
the 103rd Congress. Hamilton also served as Chairman of the Joint
Economic Committee, and as a member of the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence, the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress
and the Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with
Iran.
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