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Personnel Announcement
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 26, 2005

Personnel Announcement



President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate six
individuals to serve in his Administration:

The President intends to nominate William C. Anderson, of Connecticut, to
be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations and Environment).
Mr. Anderson currently serves as General Manager and Senior Counsel for
Environmental, Health and Safety at the General Electric Company. He
previously served as General Counsel and Director of Quality and
Environmental Affairs at GE Power Controls in Gent, Belgium. Earlier in his
career, Mr. Anderson served as Integration Manager for GE Power Controls in
Frankfurt, Germany and as Tax Counsel for GE Electrical Distribution and
Control in Plainville, Connecticut. He earned his bachelor's degree from
Washington College and his J.D. from Syracuse University.

The President intends to nominate Israel Hernandez, of Texas, to be
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States
and Foreign Commercial Service. Mr. Hernandez most recently served as
Deputy Assistant to the President in the Office of the Senior Advisor. He
previously served as Director for Voter Outreach in the Office of Strategy
on the Bush-Cheney 2000 Campaign. Prior to this position, Mr. Hernandez
served as Personal Travel Aide for then Governor George W. Bush. He earned
his bachelor's degree from The University of Texas and his master's degree
from Texas A_

The President intends to nominate Philip D. Morrison, of the District of
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy). Mr.
Morrison currently serves as a Principal with the Washington National Tax
Office of Deloitte Tax LLP. He previously served as a Partner with Baker _

The President intends to nominate Ronald E. Neumann, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. A career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Ambassador Neumann currently serves as Counselor
for Political-Military Affairs in Baghdad, Iraq. He previously served as
Chief of Mission in Manama, Bahrain. Prior to this position, Ambassador
Neumann served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near East
Asian Affairs. Earlier in his career, he served as Ambassador to Algeria.
Ambassador Neumann earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree from
the University of California at Riverside.

The President intends to nominate Richard A. Raymond, of Nebraska, to be
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety. Dr. Raymond currently
serves as Director of the Regulation and Licensure Agency within the
Nebraska Health and Human Services System and also serves as Chief Medical
Officer of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System. He previously
served as the Director of the Clarkson Family Practice Residency Program.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Raymond served as Medical Director for the
Nebraska Health System's Hospice Program. He earned his bachelor's degree
from Hastings College and his MD from the University of Nebraska.

The President intends to nominate Gregory L. Schulte, of Virginia, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office of the
United Nations, and Representative of the United States of America to the
IAEA, with the rank of Ambassador. Mr. Schulte currently serves as Chief of
Staff of the Roles, Missions, and Organizations Team for the Quadrennial
Defense Review at the Department of Defense. He previously served as
Executive Secretary of the National Security Council, as well as Senior
Director for Southeast European Affairs and Special Assistant to the
President for Implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords at the National
Security Council. Earlier in his career, Mr. Schulte served as Director of
the Secretary General's Bosnia Task Force at NATO Headquarters in Belgium.
He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California at
Berkeley and his master's degree from Princeton University.

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