For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 16, 2003
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate nine
individuals and appoint one individual to serve in his administration:
The President intends to nominate Charles Darwin Snelling of
Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, for the remainder of a
six-year term expiring May 30, 2006. Mr. Snelling is the President and
Director of the Snelling Company and Western Lehigh Valley Corporation
in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Earlier in his career, he was appointed by
Secretary of Commerce Elliot Richardson to the Commerce Technical
Advisory Board. He was also appointed by President Gerald Ford to the
President's Commission on Personnel Interchange. In 1990 he was
appointed to serve on the U.S. Small Business Administration's National
Advisory Council. Mr. Snelling earned his bachelor's degree from
Lehigh University.
The President intends to nominate Harry K. Thomas, Jr. of New York,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States
of America to the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Mr. Thomas is
currently enrolled in Senior Seminar at the National Foreign Affairs
Training Center at the Department of State. He previously served on
the National Security Council as the Director for South Asia. Prior to
that assignment, he served as both Deputy Director and then Director of
the National Security Council's Operations Center. Mr. Thomas earned
his bachelor's degree from College of the Holy Cross.
The President intends to nominate William B. Wood of New York, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Colombia. Mr. Wood is currently enrolled in
Language Training at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center. He
previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
the Bureau for International Organization Affairs. Mr. Wood has also
served as Director of the Washington Office of the United States
Mission to the United Nations. In addition to earning his bachelor's
degree from Bucknell University, Mr. Wood earned his MBA from George
Washington University.
The President intends to nominate Robert W. Fitts of New Hampshire,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States
of America to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Republic
of Vanuatu. Currently, Mr. Fitts serves as a Political Advisor for the
Southern Command at MacDill Air Force Base. He previously served as
Deputy Chief of Mission for the American Embassy in Manila. Earlier,
he served in the State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs as the Director of the Office of Philippines, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore Affairs. Mr. Fitts earned his
bachelor's degree from Tufts University.
The President intends to nominate Tracey Ann Jacobson of the
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
Turkmenistan. Ms. Jacobson currently serves as the Deputy Chief of
Mission for the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia. She previously served at
the White House as Deputy Executive Secretary and Senior Director of
Administration for the National Security Council. Ms. Jacobson is a
graduate of Johns Hopkins University. She earned a master's degree
from The Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins
University.
The President intends to appoint Daniel W. Sutherland of Virginia,
to be Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of
Homeland Security. Currently, Mr. Sutherland serves as Chief of Staff
and Senior Counsel to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the
Department of Education. He previously served at the White House, with
the Domestic Policy Council, as well as the Civil Rights Division at
the Department of Justice. Mr. Sutherland earned his bachelor's degree
from the University of Louisville and earned his J.D. from the
University of Virginia School of Law.
The President intends to nominate the following individuals to be
Members of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian
and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development:
The President intends to nominate John Richard Grimes of
Massachusetts, for the remainder of a six-year term expiring May 19,
2006.
The President intends to nominate Georgianna E. Ignace of
Wisconsin, for the remainder of a six-year term expiring October 18,
2004.
The President intends to nominate Lisa Genevieve Nason of Alaska,
for the remainder of a six-year term expiring October 18, 2004.
The President intends to nominate Henry Townsend of New Mexico, for
the remainder of a six-year term expiring May 19, 2008.
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