For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 23, 2002
Nomination and Appointment
President Bush Today Announced His Intention to Nominate One Individual and Appoint One Individual to Serve as Members of His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
one individual and appoint one individual to serve as members of his
administration.
The President intends to nominate Dana Gioia of California to be
the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Gioia is a
poet, critic, educator and former business executive. He has authored
several books and is a recipient of the "American Book Award," and was
a finalist for the 1992 National Book Critics Award in Criticism. Mr.
Gioia received a bachelor's degree and an MBA from Stanford University,
and earned a master's degree at Harvard University.
The President intends to appoint Dennis Algiere of Rhode Island to
be a Member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts, John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Algiere is currently the Rhode
Island State Senate Minority Leader and is Senior Vice President of the
Washington Trust Company. He is a graduate of Providence College,
earned a master's degree from Northeastern and a law degree at the
Southern New England School of Law.
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