For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 25, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Individuals to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
three individuals, his appointment of five individuals and his official
nomination of two individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate Daniel Charles Kurtzer to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the State of Israel. Ambassador Kurtzer is a
career Minister in the Senior Foreign Service and has served as
Ambassador to Egypt since 1997. He previously served in
Washington, D.C., as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in
the Bureau of Intelligence and Research from 1994 to 1997 and as Deputy
Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs from 1989 to
1994. From 1987 to 1989 he was a Member of the Secretary of
State's Policy Planning Staff and has completed several other overseas
assignments. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University and
received an M.A., a Ph.M. and Ph.D. from Columbia University.
The President intends to nominate
Thomas P. Christie to be Director of
Operational Test and Evaluation at the Department of
Defense. He is currently the Director of the Operational
Evaluation Division at the Institute for Defense
Analysis. From 1986 to 1989 he was the Director of Program
Integration in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition. From 1977 to 1986, Christie served in the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation as
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operational Test and Evaluation and as
Deputy Assistant Secretary for General Purpose Programs. He
is a graduate of Spring Hill College and received a Master's degree
from New York University.
The President intends to nominate
Arthur F. Rosenfeld to be General
Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. He is
presently the Senior Labor Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. From 1986 to 1997, he
served at the Department of Labor as Associate Deputy Secretary of
Labor, Special Assistant to the Solicitor and then as Counsel for
Regulations in the Employee Benefits Division in the Office of the
Solicitor. Rosenfeld is a graduate of Muhlenberg College,
received a M.B.A. from Lehigh University and a J.D. from Villanova
University.
The President has appointed the following individuals to serve as
Members of the Federal Home Mortgage Corporation for a term ending on
the date of the next annual meeting of the stockholders in
2002. Four of the five members of the Corporation who are
appointed by the President are statutorily required to represent the
indicated sectors.
William Dodd Powers of New York (Mortgage Lending) Cesar Benito Cabrera
of Puerto Rico (Real Estate) David James Gribbin III of Maryland
(Public) Catherine Lynn Stepp of Wisconsin (Homebuilding) Michelle
Engler of Michigan (Community Interests)
The President has nominated
Charles W. Pickering, Sr. to be a Judge on
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The President has nominated
Timothy M. Tymkovich to be a Judge on the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
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