WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2004 – Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) released the following statement in response to the nomination today of Dr. Arden Bement as Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF):

“I'm delighted that the President has nominated Arden Bement to be the Director of the National Science Foundation. Arden knows the agency well and brings a wealth of experience in industry, government and academia to the job. His calm, soft-spoken, steady, open-minded and firm leadership has already left its mark on NSF. With a permanent appointment, he will be able to be an even more forceful, effective and inventive director. It would be hard to think of a better person for the job.”

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