For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 18, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Six Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate six
individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate George Tracey Mehan, III, to be
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for
Water Programs. He is currently the Director of the Office of Great
Lakes in the Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality. He served as Associate Deputy Administrator of the
EPA from 1992 to 1993 and was Director of the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources from 1989 to 1992. He is a graduate of
St. Louis University and St. Louis University Law School.
The President intends to nominate Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., to be First
Vice President of the Export Import Bank of the United States for the
remainder of a four year term expiring January 20,
2005. Aguirre is currently the President of Bank of
America's International Private Bank. He was appointed by
then Governor George W. Bush as a regent for the University of Houston
System and former President Bush appointed him to serve on the National
Commission for Employment Opportunity from 1991 to 1993. A
resident of Houston, Texas, he is a graduate of Louisiana State
University.
The President intends to nominate Donald E. Powell to be a Member of
the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for
a term of six years and Chairperson for a term of five
years. He is presently the President and CEO of First
National Bank in Amarillo, Texas, and was formerly with the Boatman's
First National Bank of Amarillo. He is currently the
Chairman of the Board of Regents for the Texas A&M; University
System. He is a graduate of West Texas State University and
received a Master's degree from Southern Methodist University.
The President intends to nominate Robert S. Martin to be Director of
the Institute of Museum and Library Services. He is
currently a Professor and Interim Director of the School of Library and
Information Studies at Texas Women's University in Denton,
Texas. He served as Director and Librarian of the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission from 1995 to 1999 and served as a
Professor and as Associate Dean of Special Collections at Louisiana
State University from 1991 to 1995. He is a graduate of
Rice University, received a Master's degree from North Texas State
University and a Doctorate in Library Science from the University of
North Carolina.
The President intends to nominate Alfred Rascon to be Director of the
Selective Service. Most recently he served as Inspector
General of the Selective Service and has also served as a Special Agent
with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. He served
with the Drug Enforcement Agency as an Intelligence Operations
Specialist, and from 1976 to 1984 he was a U.S. Army military liaison
officer in the Republic of Panama. Rascon was awarded the
Medal of Honor by President Clinton for military service during the
Vietnam War. Originally from California, he is a graduate of
California Coast University and Excelsior College at the University of
New York State.
The President intends to nominate Christina B. Rocca to be Assistant
Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs. She is currently
a Professional Staff Member for Senator Sam Brownback, serving as his
foreign policy advisor. Rocca served as a Staff Operations
Officer for the CIA Directorate of Operations from 1982 to 1997 and is
a graduate of King's College at the University of London in London,
England.
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