For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 19, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Seven Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
seven individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate
Charles S. Abell to be Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Force Management. He is currently a
Professional Staff Member at the Senate Armed Services Committee and
was a member of the Office of Legislative Liaison of the Secretary of
the Army from 1989 to 1992. A twenty-six year veteran of the U.S. Army,
he is a graduate of the University of Tampa and received his Master's
degree from Columbus University.
The President intends to nominate
Maureen Patricia Cragin to be
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and
Intergovernmental Affairs. She is currently Director of Congressional
Relations for Navy and Marine Programs at Raytheon Company and served
for five years as the Director of Communications for the U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Armed Services. Originally from
Maine, she is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a thirteen year
veteran of the U.S. Navy.
The President intends to nominate Donald Burnham Ensenat to be Chief of
Protocol of the Department of State. He currently is
affiliated with the law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp in New Orleans,
Louisiana. He served as the Director of the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation from 1989 to 1992 and held the post of U.S.
Ambassador to Brunei from 1992 to 1993. He is a graduate of
Yale University and received his law degree from Tulane University.
The President intends to nominate Walter Kansteiner to be Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs. He is presently a
Partner at The Scowcroft Group. He served as Deputy White
House Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs and as the Director of
African Affairs at the National Security Council under former President
Bush, and he was the Director for Africa on the Secretary of State's
Policy Planning Staff at the State Department from 1989 to
1991. He received a bachelor's degree from Washington and
Lee University, a Master's degree in International Economics from the
American University School of International Service and a Master's of
Theological Studies from the Virginia Theological Seminary.
The President intends to nominate
David A. Sampson to be Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. He is
currently the President and CEO of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce in
Arlington, Texas and also serves as the Chairman of the Texas Council
on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness. He is a graduate
of David Lipscomb University, received a Master's of Divinity from the
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of Ministry
from Abilene Christian University.
The President intends to nominate David S.C. Chu to be Under Secretary
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. He is currently the
Vice President responsible for RAND's Army Reasearch Division and
Director of the Arroyo Center. He served as Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation from 1988 to
1993 and as Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation at the
Department of Defense from 1981 to 1988. He has received the
Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the
Bronze Palm and the Silver Palm. Mr. Chu received both his
undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from Yale University.
The President intends to nominate Mark D. Weinberg to be Assistant
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public
Affairs. He is currently the Director of issues Management
for The McGraw-Hill Companies and was Manager for Marketing
Communications and Special Events for the U.S. Postal Service from 1994
to 1999. He served as Director of Public Affairs in the
Office of Former President Ronald Reagan from 1989 to 1991 and as
Special Assistant to the President and Assistant Press Secretary for
former President Reagan from 1981 to
1989. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he is a
graduate of George Washington University.
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