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Ärende: Press Release (0512132) for Tue, 2005 Dec 13
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Personnel Announcement
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 13, 2005

Personnel Announcement



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

The President intends to nominate Michell C. Clark, of Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary for Management at the Department of Education. Mr.
Clark currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management at the
Department of Education. He previously served as Senior Management
Consultant for IBM Business Consulting Services. Prior to that, Mr. Clark
served in the United States Army for twenty years, retiring as a Lieutenant
Colonel in 1998. He received his bachelor's degree from the United States
Military Academy at West Point and his master's degree from Purdue
University.

The President intends to nominate Gary A. Grappo, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Sultanate of Oman. A career member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Mr. Grappo most recently served as Deputy Chief of Mission in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He previously served as Director of the Office of
Regional Affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of
State. Prior to that, Mr. Grappo was Deputy Chief of Mission in Muscat,
Oman. He received his bachelor's degree from the United States Air Force
Academy. In addition, Mr. Grappo received master's degrees from Purdue
University and Stanford University.

The President intends to nominate Raymond L. Orbach, of California, to be
Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy. Dr. Orbach
currently serves as Director of the Office of Science at the Department of
Energy. He previously served as Chancellor of the University of California,
Riverside for ten years. Prior to that, Dr. Orbach was Provost of the
College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Los
Angeles. He received his bachelor's degree from the California Institute of
Technology and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.

The President intends to nominate Anne-Imelda Radice, of Vermont, to be
Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, for a term of
four years. Ms. Radice currently serves as Acting Assistant Chairman for
Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities. She previously
served as Chief of Staff at the Department of Education. Earlier in her
career, Ms. Radice served as Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for
the Arts and Curator in the Office of the Architect of the United States
Capitol. She received her bachelor's degree from Wheaton College and her
first master's degree from Villa Schifanoia School of Fine Arts. In
addition, Ms. Radice received her PhD from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill and her second master's degree from American University.

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of
the Federal Salary Council:

Jim Davis of Virginia
Frank D. Ferris of Virginia

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of
the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts:

Joan Stevens Eller, of Arizona, for the remainder of a six-year term
expiring September 1, 2008
John Leachman Oliver, III, of Missouri, for the remainder of a six-year
term expiring September 1, 2006 and an additional six-year term expiring
September 1, 2012.

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