For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 26, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Blankenship as Ambassador to the Bahamas
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate J.
Richard Blankenship to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America to the Bahamas.
"Rick Blankenship has spent much of his professional life working with
the Bahamas and other Caribbean nations. His economic
expertise in the Caribbean region will make him an excellent U.S.
Ambassador to the Bahamas," said President Bush.
Blankenship is presently the Hospital Director of the Mandarin
Veterinary Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and was previously a
Partner and Director of the Capital South Group in
Jacksonville. From 1982 to 1985 he served as President and
CFO at St. John's Capital and was with Raymond James & Associates in
St. Petersburg from 1981 to 1982. He is a graduate of
Florida State University.
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