For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 8, 2002
Nominations
President Bush to Nominate Two Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced the intention to nominate two
individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate Jonathan Steven Adelstein to be a
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission for the remainder
of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2003. Adelstein has
been a Legislative Assistant for Senator Tom Daschle since 1995 where
he has been involved in the field of telecommunications and
technology. Before joining Senator Daschle's staff,
Adelstein was a member of Senator David Pryor's staff. From 1987
to 1989, he was a Legislative Assistant to Senator David Riegle.
Adelstein has been a teaching fellow in Harvard College's Department of
History and a Communications Consultant to Stanford University's
Graduate School of Business. A South Dakota native, he
received a bachelor's degree and Master's degree from Stanford
University and completed graduate study in public policy from the
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
The President intends to nominate Eric. F. Melgren to be United
States Attorney for the District of Kansas. Melgren has been
an Associate and Partner with the Wichita law firm of Foulston
Siefkin. A Kansas native, he is a graduate of Wichita State
University and Washburn University School of Law.
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