For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 22, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Eight Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
eight individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate
Eric M. Bost to be Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. He is
currently the Commissioner and CEO of the Texas Department of Human
Services where he has served since 1997 and was previously the Deputy
Director of the Arizona Department of Economic Security. He
served from 1992 to 1993 as the Director and Administrator of the
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Administration at the
U.S. Department of Human Services. He is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina and received a Master's degree from the
University of South Florida.
The President intends to nominate
Tom C. Dorr to be Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Rural Development. He is presently the CEO
and President of Dorr's Pine Grove Farm Company, a 3000-acre corn and
soybean farm in Marcus, Iowa. He is a graduate of
Morningside College.
The President intends to nominate
J.B. Penn to be Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services. He is
currently the Senior Vice President of Sparks Companies, Inc., and was
previously the President and co-founder of Economic Perspectives, an
independent consulting company. He served in a variety of
positions at the Department of Agriculture from 1967 to 1981, excluding
one year as a Senior Staff Economist on the President's Council of
Economic Advisors from 1977 to 1978. Originally from
Arkansas, he is a graduate of Arkansas State University, received his
Master's degree from Louisiana State University and a Ph.D. from Purdue
University.
The President intends to nominate
Bruce Marshall Carnes to be Chief
Financial Officer of the Department of Energy. He is
currently Deputy Director of Defense Financing and Accounting Services
at the Department of Defense and was awarded the DOD Exemplary Civilian
Service Award. He served as the Director of Planning, Budget
and Administration at the Office of National Drug Control Policy from
1989 to 1993 and was Deputy Under Secretary of Education from 1985 to
1988. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado and
received both a Master's degree and Ph.D. from Indiana University.
The President intends to nominate
Jessie Hill Roberson to be Assistant
Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management. She is
currently a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and
was previously the Department of Energy's Manager of the Rocky Flats
Field Office at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site in
Colorado from 1996 to 1999. She has also held positions with Georgia
Power Company and DuPont. Originally from Evergree, Alabama, she is a
graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
The President intends to nominate
Tom Scully to be Administrator of the
Health Care Financing Administration. He is presently the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of American
Hospitals. He served as Deputy Assistant to the President
and Counselor to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
from 1992 to 1993 and as Associate Director of the OMB for Human
Resources, Veterans and Labor from 1989 to 1992. He is a
graduate of the University of Virginia and received his J.D. from
Catholic University.
The President intends to nominate Angela Styles to be Administrator of
Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and
Budget. She is currently the Special Assistant to the
Associate Administrator for Government Wide Policy at General Services
Administration and was previously Counsel to the Government Contracts
Group at Miller and Chevalier Chartered in Washington,
D.C. From 1994 to 1996 she served as an Associate with the
Government Contracts Group at Baker & Botts and was the Programs
Manager for the Central Office of Funds Management at the Texas Office
of State Federal Relations from 1990 to 1991. She is a
graduate of the University of Virginia and received her Law Degree from
the University of Texas School of Law.
The President intends to nominate Otto J. Reich to be an Assistant
Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. He is
presently the President of RMA International Inc. Reich
served from 1986 to 1989 as U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela and received
the State Department's Exemplary Service Award and Superior Honor
Award. He was Special Advisor to the Secretary of State from
1983 to 1986. during which time he established and managed the
interagency Office of Public Diplomacy for Latin America and the
Caribbean, and he was Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
International Development from 1981 to 1983. He received his
bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina and a Master's
degree from Georgetown University.
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