For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 8, 2002
Nomination and Appointment
President Bush to Nominate One Individual and Appoint One Individual to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one
individual and his intention to appoint one individual to serve in his
administration.
The President intends to nominate David O'Brien Martin to be a
Commissioner of the International Joint Commission for the United
States and Canada. Martin represented the 26th District of New York in
the U.S. Congress for six terms from 1981 to 1993. He served
on the Committee on Armed Services, the Interior Committee and the
House Select Committee on Intelligence. Martin is currently the
President of Martin, Fisher and Associates in Washington, D.C., and was
with the National Soft Drink Association from 1994 to 2000, first as
the Vice President of state and local affairs and then as President and
CEO of InterBev, Limited. Martin was a member of the New
York State Assembly from 1977 to 1981, and the St. Lawrence County
Legislature from 1974 to 1977. A former member of the U.S.
Marine Corps, he is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and
Albany Law School.
The President intends to appoint Robert George Hayes to be a
Commissioner of the International Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas as the Sport Fishing Representative. Hayes is
a Partner with Ball Janik in Washington, D.C. where his practice
focuses on international trade, energy and natural
resources. He served at the National Marine Fisheries
Service from 1979 to 1984, as Deputy Assistant Counsel for Fisheries
and Deputy Director and then Director of the Office of Industry
Services. From 1976 to 1979, he served at the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a Staff Attorney and as
Southeast Regional Counsel. Hayes is a graduate of Boston
University and Catholic University Law School.
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