January 16, 2009
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to designate one individual to serve in his Administration.
The President intends to designate Edwin Smiley Kneedler, of the District of Columbia, to be Acting Solicitor General at the Department of Justice.
George W. Bush, Press Release - Personnel Announcement Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/285837