For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 11, 2001
The President Intends to Nominate Seven Individuals to Serve in his Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate seven
individuals to serve as members of his administration.
The President intends to nominate William D. Montgomery to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He has served as Charge d'Affairs with
designated Chief of Mission status in Belgrade since re-establishing
embassy operations there in October 2000. He served as Ambassador to
Croatia from 1997 to 2000 and to Bulgaria from 1993 to 1996. His earlier
overseas missions include service as Deputy Chief of Mission in Sofia and
Dar-es-Salaam, Political and Commercial Officer in Moscow and Economic and
Commercial Officer in Belgrade. Originally from Pennsylvania, Montgomery
is a graduate of Bucknell University and earned a M. B. A. from George
Washington University.
The President intends to nominate Clifford G. Bond to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Bosnia
and Herzegovina. He is presently the Acting Principal Deputy to the
Special Advisor for the New Independent States. Immediately proceeding
this assignment, he served as Director of the Office of Caucasus and
Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State. His past overseas posts
include service as Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs in Moscow,
Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs in Prague and Economic Officer
in Stockholm. In the early 1990's Bond served as Special Assistant to
Ambassador Robert Barry, Coordinator for the Support for East European
Democracy program in the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State.
Originally from New Jersey, he is a graduate of Georgetown University and
earned a Master's degree from the London School of Economics.
The President intends to nominate Mario P. Fiori to be Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Installations and Environment. He is the founder and
President of Compass Associates, a consulting firm specializing in safety
performance at industrial facilities. From 1993 to 1997, he was the
Manager of the Department of Energy's Savannah River Operations Office, and
from 1991 to 1993 he served as the Department of Energy's Departmental
Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Fiori
served in the U.S. Navy from 1963 to 1989, retiring as Commander of the
Naval Underwater Systems Center. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval
Academy and received an MS and Ph.D. from MIT.
The President intends to nominate Mary E. Peters to be Administrator of the
Federal Highway Administration. She has served with the Arizona Department
of Transportation in a variety of positions since 1988, and has been
Director of the Department since 1998. She has also served as Deputy
Director of the Department, Deputy Director for Administration, Contract
Administrator and Contract Manager. Peters has served as a member of
numerous civic organizations and is a graduate of the University of
Phoenix.
The President intends to nominate Mauricio J. Tamargo to be Chairman of the
Federal Claims Settlement Commission of the United States at the Department
of Justice for a term of three years. He is currently the Staff Director
for the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade as well as
Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel for Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. He
previously served as Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Africa and as
the Congresswoman's Press Secretary and Legislative Director. Originally
from Miami, he is a graduate of the University of Miami and received his
J.D. from Samford University Law School.
The President intends to nominate Charles Curie to be Administrator of the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. He is presently
the Deputy Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services at the
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. From 1990 to 1995, he was the
Director of Risk Management Services for Henry S. Lehr, Inc., and from 1988
to 1990 he served as President and CEO of the Helen H. Stevens Community
Mental Health Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Curie is a graduate of
Huntington College and received a Master's degree from the University of
Chicago School of Social Service Administration.
The President intends to nominate William Baxter to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of a
nine-year term expiring on May 18, 2002, and for an additional nine-year
term expiring on May 18, 2011. Baxter was Commissioner of the Tennessee
Department of Economic and Community Development after being appointed by
Governor Don Sundquist in 1997. In 1999 Tennessee was chosen for the first
time as "State of the Year" for its economic development accomplishments.
He is chairman of Holston Gases, Inc., headquartered in Knoxville,
Tennessee. He is a graduate of Duke University and the University of
Tennessee Law School.
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