For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 6, 2001
President Bush Nominates Six Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate six
individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to
nominate Douglas Jay Feith to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
He is currently the Managing Attorney with Feith and Zell, P.C., in
Washington, D.C. He served from 1984 to 1986 as Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Negotiations Policy and was Special Counsel to
Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle from 1982 to
1984. Feith is a graduate of Harvard College and Georgetown
University Law Center.
The President intends to nominate
Kevin J.
Martin to be Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission for
a five-year term expiring June 30, 2006. He is currently
Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and was Deputy
General Counsel for Bush for President. Martin served at the
FCC as Legal Advisor to Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth from 1997 to
1999. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina,
received a Master's in Public Policy from Duke University, and earned
his law degree from Harvard University.
The President intends to
nominate Kathleen Q. Abernathy to be a Commissioner of the Federal
Communications Commission for the remainder of a five-year term
expiring June 30, 2005. She is Vice President for Public
Policy of BroadBand Office Communications, Inc., and was formerly the
Vice President of Air Touch Communications from 1993 to
1998. She served at the FCC from 1992 to 1993 as legal
advisor to Commissioner Sherry Marshall and as legal advisor to
Chairman James Quello. She has served as an Adjunct
Professor at Catholic University Law School and Georgetown University
Law Center and is a graduate of Marquette University and Catholic
University Law School.
The President intends to nominate Michael J.
Copps to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission for
the remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2004. He most
recently served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade
Development from 1998 to 2001 and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Basic Industries from 1993 to 1998. From 1989 to 1993, he
held the position of Senior Vice President of the American Meat
Institute and from 1985 to 1989 he was Director of Government Affairs
for Collins and Aikman Corporation. Copps served for 15
years in the Office of Senator Fritz Hollings in several positions
including Chief of Staff. He is a graduate of Wofford
College and earned a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina.
The President intends to nominate A. Elizabeth Jones to be Assistant
Secretary of State for European Affairs. Jones is a career
member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister. She is
currently Special Advisor for Caspian Basin Energy Diplomacy and was
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department's Bureau
of Near Eastern Affairs from 1998 to 2000. She served as the
Ambassador to Kazakhstan from 1995 to 1998 and has held a variety of
posts both in Washington, D.C., and abroad. She is a
graduate of Swarthmore College and received a Master's degree from
Boston University.
The President intends to nominate
Thelma J. Askey
to be the Director of the Trade and Development Agency. Ms. Askey
previously served as a Commissioner with the International Trade
Commission after being nominated by former President Clinton, and her
term expired in December of 2000. She has also served with
the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee. Originally from
Millington, Tennessee, she holds her B.A. from Tennessee Technological
University and has completed graduate work in international economics
at American University.
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