For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 3, 2001
Nomination and Appointments
President Bush to Nominate One Individual and Appoint Twenty Individuals to Serve in his Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one
individual and his intention to appoint twenty individuals to serve in his
administration.
The President intends to nominate Charles S. Shapiro to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to be Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. A career
member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Shapiro has been the Director
of the Office of Cuban Affairs since 1999. His previous
overseas assignments include service as Deputy chief of Mission in
Santiago from 1995 to 1998, Deputy Chief of Mission in Port of Spain
from 1991 to 1994, and Political Officer in San Salvador from 1985 to
1988. He has held numerous posts in Washington, D.C.
including Executive Assistant in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs, International Relations Officer in the Office of Latin
American Programs in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs, and Deputy Director of the Office of Andean
Affairs. Mr. Shapiro received an undergraduate degree from the
University of Pennsylvania and a Master's degree from Georgia State
University.
The President intends to appoint the following sixteen individuals
to serve as Members of the newly-created President's Commission on
Excellence in Special Education:
Terry Edward Branstad of Iowa who will serve as Chairman. Adela
Acosta of Maryland. Steve Bartlett of Texas Paula C. Butterfield of
Pennsylvania Jay G. Chambers of California W. Alan Coulter of Louisiana
Thomas Albert Flemming of Michigan Jack M. Fletcher of Texas Douglas H.
Gill of Washington David W. Gordon of California Nancy S. Grasmick of
Maryland Bryan C. Hassel of North Carolina Douglas Carl Huntt of Ohio
Michael J. Rivas of Texas Cheryl Rei Takemoto of Virginia Katie Wright
of Illinois
The following Members of the President's Commission on Excellence
in Special Education will serve ex officio:
Elizabeth Ann Bryan of Texas Edward Sontag of Virginia Robert
Pasternack of New Mexico Reid Lyon of Maryland Wade F. Horn of Maryland
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