For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 10, 2005
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate two individuals and appoint three individuals to serve in his
Administration:
The President intends to nominate Carol E. Dinkins, of
Texas, to be Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
Board. Ms. Dinkins is currently a Partner with Vinson and Elkins, LLP
in Houston, Texas. From 1984 to 1985, she served as Deputy Attorney
General at the Department of Justice, where she previously served as
Assistant Attorney General in the Environment and Natural Resources
Division. The President intends to nominate Alan Charles Raul, of the
District of Columbia, to be Vice Chairman of the Privacy and Civil
Liberties Oversight Board. Mr. Raul is currently a Partner with
Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, LLP in Washington, D.C. He served as
General Counsel at the Department of Agriculture from 1989 to 1993. He
previously worked at the Office and Management and Budget from 1988 to
1989. Prior to that, Mr. Raul served as Associate Counsel to the
President at the White House.
The President intends to appoint Lanny
J. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil
Liberties Oversight Board. Mr. Davis is currently a Partner with
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP in Washington, D.C. He served as
Special Counsel to the President at the White House from 1996 to 1998.
The President intends to appoint Theodore B. Olson, of Virginia, to be
a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Mr. Olson
is currently a Partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP in Washington,
D.C. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Olson was the Solicitor General of the
United States. He previously served as the Assistant Attorney General
for the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice.
The
President intends to appoint Francis X. Taylor, of Maryland, to be a
Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Mr. Taylor
currently serves as Chief Security Officer for The General Electric
Company in Fairfield, Connecticut. From 2002 to 2005, he served as
Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and Director of
the Office of Foreign Missions with the rank of Ambassador. Prior to
that, Mr. Taylor was Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Department
of State with the rank of Ambassador at Large.
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