For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 7, 2003
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to designate
one individual and nominate two individuals to serve in his
administration:
The President intends to designate Hansford T. Johnson of Virginia,
to be Acting Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Johnson currently serves as
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment.
Mr. Johnson has been a leader in the military, public and business
sectors for over 41 years. He previously served as the Commander in
Chief of the U.S. Air Force Transportation and Military Airlift
Command and served as Deputy Commander in Chief of the Central Command
during operation Earnest Will, the U.S. re-flagging of Kuwaiti oil
tankers and escort operation in the Persian Gulf. During Viet Nam, he
was a forward air controller and flew 423 combat missions. After his
combat tour, he served as an assistant professor of aeronautics at the
Air Force Academy. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy,
earned his master's degree from Stanford University and his M.B.A. from
the University of Colorado. He went on to further his military
training at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the
National War College.
The President intends to nominate John W. Snow of Virginia, to be
United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund, for a
five-year term; United States Governor of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, for a five-year term; United States
Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, for a five-year term;
United States Governor of the African Development Bank, for a five-year
term; United States Governor of the African Development Fund; United
States Governor of the Asian Development Bank; United States Governor
of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice Paul
O'Neill. Mr. Snow currently serves as the Secretary of the Treasury.
The President intends to nominate Gregory A. White of Ohio, to be
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Mr. White
currently serves as the Lorain County Prosecutor in Lorain County,
Ohio. He is a graduate of Kent State University and earned his law
degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law.
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