For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 16, 2004
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
four individuals and designate and nominate one individual to serve in
his administration:
The President intends to nominate Constance Berry Newman, of
Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs). Ms.
Newman currently serves as Assistant Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development (Bureau of Africa). Earlier in
her career, Ms. Newman served as Under Secretary at the Smithsonian
Institution. She earned her bachelor's degree from Bates College and
her graduate degree from the University of Minnesota.
The President intends to nominate Jonathan W. Dudas, of Virginia,
to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Currently,
Mr. Dudas serves as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office. He previously served as Counsel for Legal Policy and Senior
Floor Assistant for the Office of the Speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the University of
Chicago.
The President intends to designate Thomas Neil Hull, III, of New
Hampshire, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Republic of Sierra Leone. A career
member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Hull currently serves as
Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. He previously served as Public Affairs Officer in Pretoria,
South Africa. Mr. Hull earned his bachelor's degree from Dickinson
College and his master's degree from Columbia University.
The President intends to nominate Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer, of
Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Republic of South Africa. Dr. Frazer
currently serves as Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council. She
previously served as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Prior to this
position, Dr. Frazer served as a Council on Foreign Relations
International Affairs Fellow at the Department of Defense and the
National Security Council. She earned her bachelor's degree, master's
degree, and Ph.D. from Stanford University.
The President intends to designate Mitchell B. Reiss, of Virginia,
as Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, and nominate him for the Rank of
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy. Dr. Reiss
currently serves as Director of Policy Planning for the State
Department. Previously, he served in several capacities at the College
of William and Mary. In addition, Dr. Reiss served as the chief
negotiator and General Counsel to the Korean Pennisula Energy
Development Organization. He earned his bachelor's degree from
Williams College, his J.D. from Columbia Law School, and his D.Phil.
from Oxford University.
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