Press Release - Personnel Announcement

President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one individual and appoint 27 individuals to serve in his administration:

The President intends to nominate James B. Foley of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Haiti. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, he currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Geneva, Switzerland where he manages a staff of 240. Previously, Mr. Foley served as Deputy Spokesman of the Department of State and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General in Brussels, Belgium, and in Manila as a consular officer and political officer. His public service over the years has earned him the State Department Superior Honors Award. He is a graduate of the State University of New York and was awarded an M.A.L.D. degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to serve as Members of the President's Export Council:

J.W. Marriott, Jr. of Maryland, and upon appointment designate

Chairman James C. Morgan of California, and upon appointment designate

Vice Chairman Paul Hsu of Florida

John Lopez of Oklahoma Beatriz Manetta of New Jersey

Michael Sacco of Missouri

C. Michael Armstrong of New Jersey

Glen A. Barton of Illinois

Riley P. Bechtel of California

S. Jackson Faris of Tennessee

Henry M. Paulson, Jr. of Illinois

Warren R. Staley of Minnesota

Solomon Dennis Trujillo of California

Michael L. Eskew of Georgia

James Brian Ferguson of Tennessee

Lee R. Raymond of Texas

Philip Condit of Illinois

Michael S. Dell of Texas

Arnold W. Donald of Missouri

Raymond V. Gilmartin of New Jersey

Christopher T. Jenny of Massachusetts

C. Michael Kojaian of Michigan

Celilia Ochoa Levine of Texas

John A. Luke, Jr. of Connecticut

Harold B. Smith of Illinois

John F. Smith of Michigan

Sidney Taurel of Indiana