For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 8, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Four Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate four
individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate
Peter R. Fisher to be Under Secretary
of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. He is currently Executive Vice
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he serves as
the manager of the System Open Market Account for the Federal Open
Market Committee. He has served the Federal Reserve Bank for
fifteen years in a variety of positions. He is a resident of Mapelwood, New Jersey and a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard
Law School.
The President intends to nominate
J. Steven Griles to be Deputy
Secretary of the Interior. He is currently a Principal at
National Environmental Strategies and the President of J. Steven Giles
and Associates. He served at the Department of the Interior
under former President Reagan as the Assistant Secretary for Lands and
Minerals Management, as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Water
and as Deputy Director of the Office of Surface Mining. He
is a graduate of the University of Richmond.
The President intends to nominate
Bill Hansen to be Deputy Secretary of
Education. He is presently the Executive Director and CEO of
the Education Finance Council. He served in the Department
of Education from 1981 to 1993, excluding one year of service as Deputy
Director for Public Affairs at the Department of Commerce from 1988 to
1989. At the Department of Education he served in several positions
including Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget and Chief
Financial Officer from 1991 to 1993, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Legislative and Congressional Affairs and Acting Deputy Under Secretary
for Planning, Budget and Evaluation. He has been appointed
to a number of government education commissions including the Virginia
Governor's Champion Schools Commission and the Virginia Commission on
the Future of Public Schools. He is a graduate of George
Mason University.
The President intends to nominate Sean B. O'Hollaren as Assistant
Secretary of Transportation for Government Affairs. He is
presently the Director of Washington Affairs for Tax and Environment
for Union Pacific Corporation. He served former Senator Mark Hatfield
from 1984 to 1990 before becoming the Minority Clerk for the Senate
Appropriations Committee from 1990- 1991. He is a graduate of
Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.
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