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Ärende: Press Release (0605113) for Thu, 2006 May 11
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Personnel Announcement
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 11, 2006

Personnel Announcement



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

The President intends to nominate Gayleatha Beatrice Brown, of New Jersey,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Benin. Ms. Brown, a career member of the Senior
Foreign Service, currently serves as Acting Deputy Chief of Mission in
Pretoria, South Africa. Prior to this, she served as Consul General and
United States Deputy Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe at the
Consulate General of the United States of America in Strasbourg, France.
Earlier in her career, she served as a Foreign Service Officer at Embassies
in Cote d' Ivoire, France, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. She also served at the
Department of State in the Bureaus of Economic and Business Affairs,
African Affairs, and European and Canadian Affairs. Ms. Brown received her
bachelor's and master's degrees from Howard University.

The President intends to nominate Peter R. Coneway, of Texas, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to Switzerland, and to concurrently serve as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
Principality of Liechtenstein. Mr. Coneway currently serves as Advisory
Director for Goldman Sachs and Company, where he has worked for over 35
years. Formerly, he served as Chairman of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Board
of Visitors. Earlier in his career, he also served as the Vice Chairman of
the Governor's Business Council. Mr. Coneway received his bachelor's degree
from the University of Texas at Austin and his master's degree from
Stanford University.

The President intends to nominate Christina B. Rocca, of Virginia, for the
rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States
Representative to the Conference on Disarmament. Ms. Rocca currently serves
as Senior Advisor for Policy Planning at the Department of State. Prior to
this, Ms. Rocca served as Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian
Affairs. Previously in her career, she served as a Professional Staff
Member and Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator Sam Brownback. Ms. Rocca also
was a Staff Operations Officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, where
she worked for 15 years. She received her bachelor's degree from the
University of London.

The President intends to nominate William H. Tobey, of Connecticut, to be
Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation in the National
Nuclear Security Administration at the Department of Energy. Mr. Tobey
currently serves as Director of Counterproliferation Strategy for the
National Security Council. Prior to this, he worked for several investment
banking firms. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Defense
Policy and Arms Control for the National Security Council. Mr. Tobey
received his bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and his
master's degree from Harvard University.

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of
the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee:

Arthur E. Johnson, of Virginia

Walter B. McCormick, Jr., of Missouri

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of
the Commission on Presidential Scholars:

Robert A. Gleason, Jr., of Pennsylvania

Richard R. Kilgust, of Texas

J. Bryan Pickens, of Texas

Linda O. Shaw, of North Carolina

Harvey W. Schiller, of New York

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of
the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad:

Linda Leuchter Addison, of Texas, for the remainder of a three-year term
expiring February 27, 2007

Ronald H. Bloom, of California, for the remainder of a three-year term
expiring February 27, 2007

David A. Burke, of Connecticut, for the remainder of a thee-year term
expiring February 27, 2007

Mordechai E. Gobioff, of New Jersey, for the remainder of a three-year term
expiring February 27, 2007

Andrew M. Klein, of Maryland, for the remainder of a three-year term
expiring February 27, 2007

Elizabeth May Stern, of New York, for the remainder of a three-year term
expiring February 27, 2007

Robert Zarnegin, of California, for the remainder of a three-year term
expiring February 27, 2007

Martin Berson Gold, of the District of Columbia (Recommended by the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate), for the remainder of a three-year
term expiring July 13, 2008

Harley Lippman, of New York (Recommended by the President Pro Tempore of
the Senate), for the remainder of a three-year term expiring August 9, 2007

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