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Ärende: Press Release (0702086) for Thu, 2007 Feb 8
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Personnel Announcement
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 8, 2007

Personnel Announcement



President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate thirteen
people and to appoint two people to serve in his Administration.

The President intends to appoint Vayl Oxford, of Virginia, to be Director
of the Office of Domestic Nuclear Detection at the Department of Homeland
Security. Mr. Oxford currently serves as Director of the Domestic Nuclear
Detection Office at the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to this, he
served as Director for Counterproliferation at the National Security
Council at the White House. Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy
Director for Technology Development at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Mr. Oxford received his bachelor's degree from the United States Military
Academy and his master's degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

The President intends to nominate Steven Jeffrey Isakowitz, of Virginia, to
be Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Energy. Mr. Isakowitz
currently serves as a Senior Manager for Science and Technology Programs at
the Central Intelligence Agency. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Chief
Financial Officer and Comptroller at the National Aeronautics _

The President intends to nominate Williamson Evers, of California, to be
Assistant Secretary of Education (Planning, Evaluation, and Policy
Development). Dr. Evers currently serves as a Research Fellow at the Hoover
Institution at Stanford University. Prior to this, he served in Iraq with
the Department of Defense as a Senior Advisor for Education to
Administrator L. Paul Bremer, III of the Coalition Provisional Authority.
He has also served on the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars
and the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board. Dr.
Evers received his bachelor's degree, master's degree, and PhD from
Stanford University.

The President intends to appoint J. David Cox, Sr., of North Carolina, to
be a Member of the Federal Salary Council.

The President intends to nominate the following individuals to be Members
of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska
Native Culture and Arts Development:

Perry R. Eaton, of Alaska, for the remainder of a six-year term expiring
05/19/12

Sonya Kelliher-Combs, of Alaska, for the remainder of a six-year term
expiring 05/19/08

Brenda L. Kingery, of Texas, for the remainder of a six-year term expiring
05/19/12

Julie E. Kitka, of Alaska, for the remainder of a six-year term expiring
05/19/12

Kristine Mary Miller, of Colorado, for the remainder of a six-year term
expiring 05/19/10

The President intends to nominate the following individuals to be Members
of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences
(Researchers), for four year terms expiring 11/28/10:

Carol D'Amico, of Indiana

David C. Geary, of Missouri

Eric Alan Hanushek, of California

The President intends to nominate the following individuals to be Members
of the National Council on Disability, for the remainder of three year
terms expiring 09/17/08:

Marylyn Andrea Howe, of Massachusetts

Lonnie C. Moore, of Kansas

Cynthia Allen Wainscott, of Georgia

The President intends to nominate the following individuals to be Members
of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank:

Janis Herschkowitz, of Pennsylvania (Proprietor of Small Business), for a
three year term

David George Nason, of Rhode Island, for the remainder of a three year term
expiring 11/14/08

Nguyen Van Hanh, of California (Low Income Cooperative Representative), for
a three year term

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