For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 3, 2005
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate five
individuals and appoint three individuals to serve in his
Administration:
The President intends to nominate Kevin I. Fromer, of
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Legislative
Affairs). Mr. Fromer currently serves as Assistant to the Speaker for
Policy, Budget and Appropriations in the Office of the Speaker of the
U.S. House of Representatives. He previously served as Chief of Staff
to Congressman Harold Rogers. Earlier in his career, Mr. Fromer served
as associate staff to the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations. He
earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia.
The
President intends to nominate John R. Beyrle, of Michigan, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Bulgaria. A career member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Mr. Beyrle currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission
in Moscow. Prior to this assignment, he was Senior Advisor to the
Office of the New Independent States at the Department of State.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Beyrle served as Counselor for Political
Affairs in the U.S. Embassy in Prague. He earned his bachelor's degree
from Grand Valley State College and his master's degree from the
National Defense University.
The President intends to nominate Charles
A. Ford, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
Honduras. A Career Minister in the Senior Foreign Service of the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Mr. Ford currently serves as Senior Advisor to
the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service. He previously served as Special Advisor to the Assistant
Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs. Earlier in his
career, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International
Operations for the Foreign Commercial Service and as Senior Commercial
Officer at the U.S. Mission to the European Union. He earned his
bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary and his master's
degree from The George Washington University.
The President intends to
nominate Katherine Hubay Peterson, of California, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Republic of Botswana. A career member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Ms. Peterson currently serves as Director of the Foreign
Service Institute at the Department of State. She previously served as
U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho. Prior to that, Ambassador
Peterson was Managing Director of the Office of Overseas Citizen
Services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the Department of State.
She received her bachelor's degree from the University of California at
Santa Cruz.
The President intends to nominate Marie L. Yovanovitch, of
Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Kyrgyz Republic. A career member of
the Senior Foreign Service, Ms. Yovanovitch most recently served as
Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
Prior to that assignment, she served as Deputy Chief of Mission in
Kiev. Ms. Yovanovitch has also served as Deputy Director of the Russia
Desk at the Department of State and as a political officer in Moscow.
She earned her bachelor's degree from Princeton University.
The
President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of
the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust, for the remainder of a
four-year term expiring May 4, 2009:
T. Robert Burke of California
Nancy Rowe Conner of California
Curtis Frederick Feeny of California
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