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Ärende: Press Release (0601303) for Mon, 2006 Jan 30
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Personnel Announcement
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 30, 2006

Personnel Announcement



President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate four
individuals, appoint one individual and upon appointment designate one
individual to serve in his Administration:

The President intends to nominate W. Ralph Basham, of Virginia, to be
Commissioner of Customs at the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in
the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Basham currently serves as
Director of the United States Secret Service at the Department of Homeland
Security. Prior to this, he served as Chief of Staff for the Transportation
Security Administration at the Department of Transportation. Earlier in his
career, he served as Director for the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center at the Department of Treasury. Mr. Basham received his bachelor's
degree from Southeastern University.

The President intends to nominate Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor. Mr.
DeCamp currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary
for Employment Standards at the Department of Labor. Prior to this, he was
an Associate and Of Counsel for Gibson, Dunn _

The President intends to nominate Edward P. Lazear, of California, to be a
Member of the Council of Economic Advisers and upon appointment designate
Chairman. Dr. Lazear is currently the Jack Steele Parker Professor of Human
Resources, Management and Economics at Stanford University's Graduate
School of Business. He is also the Morris Arnold Cox Senior Fellow at the
Hoover Institution. Dr. Lazear previously served as a Member of the
President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform. Earlier in his career, he
was the Brown Professor of Urban and Labor Economics at the University of
Chicago's Graduate School of Business. Dr. Lazear received his bachelor's
and master's degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles. He
went on to receive his PhD from Harvard University.

The President intends to nominate Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, of Massachusetts, to
be Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the Department of
Justice. Mr. Sedgwick is currently an Associate Professor of Political
Science at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he has been a
faculty member and administrator for over twenty years. Earlier in his
career, Mr. Sedgwick served as Deputy Director for Data Analysis for the
Bureau of Justice Statistics at the Department of Justice. Mr. Sedgwick
received his bachelor's degree from Kenyon College. He went on to receive
his master's degree and PhD from the University of Virginia.

The President intends to appoint Mark Sullivan, of Massachusetts, to be
Director of the United States Secret Service at the Department of Homeland
Security. Mr. Sullivan currently serves as Assistant Director for the
Office of Protective Operations for the United States Secret Service at the
Department of Homeland Security. Prior to this, he served as Deputy
Assistant Director for Human Resources and Training for the United States
Secret Service. He has served the United States Secret Service for over
twenty years. Mr. Sullivan received his bachelor's degree from Saint
Anselms College.

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