For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 30, 2001
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Kathleen Q. Abernathy, of Maryland, to be a
Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five
years from July 1, 2000, vice Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth.
Othoniel Armendariz, of Texas, to be a Member
of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years
expiring July 1, 2005, vice Donald S. Wasserman, term expired.
Eric M. Bost, of Texas, to be Under Secretary
of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, vice Shirley
Robinson Watkins, resigned.
Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, to be an
Assistant Attorney General, vice James K. Robinson.
Kathleen B. Cooper, of Texas, to be Under
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, vice Robert J. Shapiro,
resigned.
David Garman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), vice Dan Reichter, resigned.
John W. Gillis, of California, to be Director
of the Office for Victims of Crime, vice Kathryn M. Turman, resigned.
James Gurule, of Michigan, to be Under
Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement, vice James E. Johnson,
resigned.
William T. Hawks, of Mississippi, to be Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, vice
Islam A. Siddiqui.
Robin L. Higgins, of Florida, to be Under
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, vice Robert M.
Walker, resigned.
Kay Coles James, of Virginia, to be Director
of the Office of Personnel Management, vice Janice R. Lachance.
Joseph J. Jen, of California, to be Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, vice
I. Miley Gonzales.
James J. Jochum, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice R. Roger Majak, resigned.
Walter H. Kansteiner, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), vice Susan E. Rice.
Kevin Keane, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Melissa T. Skolfield,
resigned.
David D. Lauriski, of Utah, to be Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, vice J. Davitt McAteer.
Leo S. Mackay, Jr., of Texas, to be Deputy
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Hershel Wayne Gober, resigned.
Kevin J. Martin, of North Carolina, to be a
Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five
years from July 1, 2001, vice William E. Kennard, term expiring.
Bruce P. Mehlman, of Maryland, to be Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy, vice Kelly H. Carnes,
resigned.
J. B. Penn, of Arkansas, to be Under Secretary
of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, vice August
Schumacher, Jr., resigned.
David A. Sampson, of Texas, to be Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, vice Arthur C.
Campbell, resigned.
Peter S.
Watson, of California, to be
President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, vice George
Munoz, resigned.
Grover J. Whitehurst, of New York, to be
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement,
Department of Education, vice Cyril Kent McGuire, resigned.
Patrick Henry Wood III, of Texas, to be a
Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term
expiring June 30, 2005, vice James John Hoecker, resigned.
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