For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 23, 2004
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
eleven individuals and designate one individual to serve in his
administration:
The President intends to nominate Ryan C. Crocker, of Washington,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States
to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. A career member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Mr. Crocker currently serves as International Affairs
Advisor at the National War College. He previously served as Director
of Governance for the Coalitional Provisional Authority. Prior to this
position, Mr. Crocker served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Earlier in his career he served
as Ambassador to Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon. Mr. Crocker earned his
bachelor's degree from Whitman College.
The President intends to nominate Marcie B. Ries, of the District
of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States to the Republic of Albania. A career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Ms. Ries is currently serving as Senior Advisor
to the Coordinator for Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Stabilization
at the State Department. She previously served as Chief of Mission in
Pristina, Kosovo. Prior to that, she was the Director of the Office of
United Nations Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization
Affairs. Earlier in her career, Ms. Ries served as Deputy Political
Counselor in London and as Deputy Political Counselor to the U.S.
Mission to the European Union in Brussels. She earned her bachelor's
degree from Oberlin College and her master's degree from the School of
Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.
The President intends to nominate Buddie J. Penn, of Virginia, to
be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)
at the Department of Defense. A thirty-year member of the United
States Navy, Mr. Penn currently serves as Director of Industrial Base
Assessments at the Department of Defense. He previously served as
Manager of Lockheed Martin Federal Systems. Earlier in his career, Mr.
Penn served as Director of International Business for Loral Federal
Systems. He earned his bachelor's degree from Purdue University and
his master's degree from The George Washington University.
The President intends to designate Edwin Pinero, of Pennsylvania,
to be the Federal Environmental Executive at the Environmental
Protection Agency. Mr. Pinero currently serves as Deputy Federal
Environmental Executive at the Office of the Federal Environmental
Executive. He previously served as President of Pinero Consulting, an
environmental management consulting firm. Earlier in his career, Mr.
Pinero served as Bureau Director at the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection. He earned his bachelor's degree from the
State University of New York at Brockport and his master's degree from
Texas A&M; University.
The President intends to nominate the following individuals to be
Members of the National Science Board, for the remainder of a six-year
term expiring May 10, 2010:
Dan Arvizu of Colorado
Steven C. Beering of Indiana
Gerald Wayne Clough of Georgia
Kelvin Kay Droegemeier of Oklahoma
Louis J. Lanzerotti of New Jersey
Alan I. Leshner of Maryland
Jon C. Strauss of California
Kathryn D. Sullivan of Ohio
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