For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 8, 2004
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
seven individuals and appoint fifteen individuals to serve in his
administration:
The President intends to nominate Victor Henderson Ashe, of
Tennessee, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Republic of Poland. Mr. Ashe is
currently a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University. Previously, Mr. Ashe served
as Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, a position he held for sixteen
years. During his tenure as Mayor, Mr. Ashe also served on the
National Service Corporation Board, on the Advisory Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations and as President of the United States
Conference of Mayors. Earlier in his career, he served in the Tennessee
State Senate and House of Representatives. Mr. Ashe earned his
bachelor's degree from Yale University and his J.D. from the University
of Tennessee.
The President intends to nominate James B. Cunningham, of
Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the United States to the Vienna
Office of the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador and
Representative of the United States to the International Atomic Energy
Agency. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ambassador
Cunningham currently serves as Ambassador and Deputy Representative of
the United States to the United Nations. He previously served as
Deputy Chief of Mission in Rome, Italy. Prior to this position,
Ambassador Cunningham served as a political officer for the United
States Mission to the United Nations. He earned his bachelor's degree
from Syracuse University.
The President intends to nominate Jeffrey D. Feltman, of Ohio, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Lebanon. A career member of the Foreign
Service, Mr. Feltman currently serves as Deputy Principal Officer at
the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem, Israel. He previously served
as a Cultural Affairs Officer and Special Assistant to the Ambassador
on Peace Process Issues in Tel Aviv, Israel. Mr. Feltman earned his
bachelor's degree from Ball State University and his master's degree
from Tufts University.
The President intends to nominate Patricia M. Haslach, of Oregon,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States
of America to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. A career member of
the Senior Foreign Service, Ms. Haslach currently serves as Director of
the Office for Afghanistan Reconstruction at the State Department. She
previously served as Counselor for Economic Affairs in Islamabad,
Pakistan. Earlier in her career, Ms. Haslach served as Regional
Resources Officer and Deputy Chief of the Economic Section in Jakarta,
Indonesia. She earned her bachelor's degree from Gonzaga University
and her master's degree from Columbia University.
The President intends to nominate Richard B. LeBaron, of Virginia,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States
of America to the State of Kuwait. A career member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Mr. LeBaron currently serves as the Deputy Chief of
Mission in Tel Aviv, Israel. Previously, he served as Minister
Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs in Cairo, Egypt. Earlier
in his career, Mr. LeBaron served at the National Security Council and
in the State Department's Near East Asia Affairs Bureau. He earned his
bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado and his master's
degree from The George Washington University.
The President intends to nominate the following individuals to be
Members of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Foundation:
Raquel Egusquiza, of Michigan, for the remainder of a six-year term
expiring October 13, 2005 Julia L. Wu, of California, for the remainder
of a six-year term expiring February 4, 2008
The President intends to appoint Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be a
Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (Government Representative). He currently serves as
Assistant Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs.
The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be
Members of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education:
Gregory Anderson of Oklahoma
Donna L. Brown of North Dakota
Robin Butterfield of Oregon
Robert Chiago of Arizona
Carol Gho of Alaska
Kathy Hopinkah Hannan of Illinois
Michelle D. Henderson of Montana
Cynthia A. Lindquist of North Dakota
Michael C. Parish of Michigan
Lennie L. Pickard of Georgia
Lori Quigley of New York
Virginia Thomas of Oklahoma
Ronald G. Toya of New Mexico
Linda Warner of Oklahoma
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