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Personnel Announcement
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 21, 2005

Personnel Announcement



President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate three
individuals to serve in his Administration:

The President intends to nominate Katherine Baicker, of New Hampshire, to
be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers. Dr. Baicker is an
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of
California in Los Angeles. Additionally, she serves as a Faculty Research
Fellow for the National Bureau of Economic Research. She previously served
as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Dartmouth
College and as a Senior Research Associate for the Center for the
Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth College Medical School. Earlier
in her career, Dr. Baicker served as Senior Economist for the Council of
Economic Advisers. She received her bachelor's degree from Yale University
and her PhD from Harvard University.

The President intends to nominate Matthew Slaughter, of New Hampshire, to
be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers. Dr. Slaughter is an
Associate Professor of Business Administration for the Tuck School of
Business at Dartmouth College. In addition, he serves as a Research
Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and as a Visiting
Fellow at the Institute for International Economics. Prior to this, Mr.
Slaughter was a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Board and the
International Monetary Fund and served as a Term Member at the Council on
Foreign Relations. Earlier in his career, he served as a Consultant at the
World Bank and the Department of Labor. Dr. Slaughter received his
bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and his PhD from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The President intends to nominate
Benson K. Whitney, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Norway.
Mr. Whitney currently serves as President of Argus Management, LTD. In
addition, he serves as Chief Executive Officer for Whitney Management
Company. Earlier in his career, he was Managing General Partner for Gideon
Hixon Fund and served as President of Minnesota Venture Capital
Association. He received his bachelor's degree from Vassar College and his
JD from the University of Minnesota. # # #

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