For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 7, 2003
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
three individuals to serve in his administration:
The President intends to nominate Linda Morrison Combs, of North
Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation and upon
confirmation, designate her Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Combs
currently serves as Chief Financial Officer for the Environmental
Protection Agency. She has previously served as Assistant Secretary
for Management at the Department of the Treasury, and as Acting
Associate Administrator for Management at the Department of Veterans
Affairs. Dr. Combs earned her bachelor's degree and her master's
degree from Appalachian State University. She went on to earn her
Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The President intends to nominate Steven J. Law, of the District of
Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor. He currently serves as
Chief of Staff at the Department of Labor. Earlier in his career, he
served as the Chief Executive of the National Republican Senatorial
Committee and as Counsel to the Chairman of the Senate Ethics
Committee. Mr. Law is a graduate of the University of California,
Davis, and he earned his law degree from Columbia University School of
Law.
The President intends to nominate J. Robinson West, of the District
of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United
States Institute of Peace, for the remainder of a four-year term
expiring January 19, 2007.
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