For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 27, 2004
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
two individuals, appoint 14 individuals and designate one individual to
serve in his administration:
The President intends to nominate Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (International
Security Policy). Mr. Flory currently serves as Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense ( International Security Affairs).
Prior to that position, he served as Chief Investigative Counsel and
subsequently Special Counsel for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence. Earlier in his career, Mr. Flory worked at the
Department of State as an Associate Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism
and served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Policy at
the Department of Defense. He earned his bachelor's degree from McGill
University and his J.D. from Georgetown University.
The President intends to nominate William Sanchez, of Florida, to
be Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
at the Department of Justice for a term of four-years. Mr. Sanchez
currently serves as Senior Partner in the law firm of William J.
Sanchez, P. A., specializing in immigration and international law.
Prior to establishing his own firm, he was an international law
professor at Ateneo University in Manila, Philippines. Earlier in his
career, he worked as a staff attorney at the Haitian Refugee Center in
Miami, Florida. Mr. Sanchez earned his bachelor's degree from the
University of Miami and his J.D. from Georgetown University.
The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be
Members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders:
Betty Wu, of New York, and upon appointment designate Chairman
William P. Afeaki of Utah Nina Nguyen Collier of Washington Akshay
Desai of Florida Vellie Sandalo Dietrich-Hall of Virginia William Kil
of California John C. Kim of California Jimmy Lee of Illinois Joseph
Melookaran of Kansas Derrick Nguyen of California Rudy Pamintuan of
Illinois Martha Cruz Ruth of Guam Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi of California
Kenneth Wong of Pennsylvania
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