For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 7, 2002
Nominations
President Bush Today Announced His Intention to Nominate Eleven Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
eleven individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate James W. Pardew to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Republic of Bulgaria. Pardew is presently the Special
Advisor for Southeast Europe in the Office of the Assistant Secretary
of State for European Affairs. Pardew previously served as
Deputy Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State for
Democracy in the Balkans during the conflict in Kosovo and the
subsequent peace implementation. From 1996 to 1999, he
directed the Military Train and Equip program for Bosnia and
represented the Secretary of Defense on the U.S. negotiating team that
concluded the Dayton Peace Agreement, ending the war in
Bosnia. Pardew served in the U.S. Army for 28 years, earning
the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and Air Medal and retired with the
rank of Colonel. Originally from Arkansas, Pardew graduated
from the University of Arkansas and earned a Master's degree from
Loyola University in Chicago.
The President intends to nominate Susanne T. Marshall to be
Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Until the
Senate confirms Ms. Marshall for the position of Chairman, please note
the President's intention to designate Ms. Marshall as Vice
Chairman. Marshall has served as a Member of the Merit
System Protection Board since 1997. From 1985 to 1997, she
was a staff member of the Senate Government Affairs Committee.
The President intends to nominate James Joseph Parmley of New York
to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of New
York. Mr. Parmely is currently a Major with the New York
State Police in Albany, where he has served since 1974. From
1972 to 1974, he was a Road Patrol Deputy in the Livingston County
Sheriff's Office in Genesco, New York. He has Associate's
Degrees in Business and Criminal Justice from Monroe Community College,
and a Bachelor's Degree in Business and Economics from Empire State
College.
The President intends to nominate Charles R. Reavis of North
Carolina to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North
Carolina. He has worked for the Drug Enforcement
Administration since 1979, having been promoted to Resident
Agent-in-Charge. From 1973 to 1979, Reavis worked for the
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Reavis has a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Joseph University,
and a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from Thomas Edison State
College.
The President intends to nominate Michael Robert Regan of
Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania. Regan has been employed by the United States
Marshal Service since 1988, most recently as a Deputy United States
Marshal in Harrisburg, PA. From 1988 from 1990, he was a
Deputy United States Marshal in the Southern District of Florida.
The President intends to nominate Timothy DeWayne Welch of
Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of
Oklahoma. Welch has served as a Deputy United States Marshal
in Tulsa, since 1993. Mr. Welch was a Highway Patrol Trooped
in Oklahoma City from 1989 to 1993, having previously served in the
Bixby Police Department from 1981 to 1989.
The President intends to nominate James Thomas Plousis of New
Jersey, to be United States Marshal for the District of New
Jersey. Plousis has been Sheriff of Cape May County, New
Jersey since 1984. He was a Police officer in Ocean City,
New Jersey from 1979 to 1984, and in Woodbine, New Jersey from 1975 to
1978. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Slippery Rock
University.
The President intends to nominate Warren Douglas Anderson of South
Dakota, to be United States Marshal for the District of South
Dakota. He has served in the South Dakota Highway Patrol in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota since 1974, most recently as Captain and
District Commander.
The President intends to nominate Todd Walther Dillard of Maryland,
to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court for the District of
Columbia. Mr. Dillard is being reappointed to a position he has held
since 1990. From 1965 to 1990, Dillard served in the United States
Secret Service, having been promoted to Criminal
Investigator/Inspector. He has a Master of Business
Administration from Cornell University.
The President intends to nominate Theophile Alceste Duroncelet of
Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of
Louisiana. Mr. Duroncelet has served as Chief Deputy Clerk
in the Louisiana Supreme Court since 1996. From 1992 to
1996, he was the Clerk of Court for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
in New Orleans. He was Courtroom Deputy Clerk for the U.S.
District Court in New Orleans from 1966 to 1992. Duroncelet
has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University.
The President intends to nominate James Loren Kennedy of Indiana,
to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of
Indiana. He has been Director of Indiana University Police
since 2000, a position he also held from 1971 to 1996. From
1996 to 2000, he was Chief of Police for the Bloomington Police
Department. Mr. Kennedy has a Bachelor of Science degree
and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Indiana University.
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