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Ärende: Press Release (060508b) for Mon, 2006 May 8
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Personnel Announcement
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 8, 2006

Personnel Announcement



President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate eight
individuals, appoint one individual, and upon confirmation designate one
individual to serve in his Administration:

The President intends to nominate Troy R. Justesen, of Utah, to be
Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education at the Department of
Education. Mr. Justesen currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Prior to this, he served as
Deputy Commissioner for the Rehabilitation Services Administration in the
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Earlier in his
career, he served as Associate Director for the Domestic Policy Council at
the White House. Mr. Justesen received his bachelor's and master's degrees
from Utah State University. He went on to receive a doctoral degree from
Vanderbilt University.

The President intends to nominate Eric Solomon, of New Jersey, to be
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy. Mr. Solomon currently
serves as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy and Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Affairs at the Department of the
Treasury. Prior to this, he was a Partner at Ernst _

The President intends to nominate W. Stuart Symington, IV, of Missouri, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Djibouti. Mr. Symington, a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as the State Department
Representative for the faculty on the National Defense University's Joint
Forces Staff College. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Director for the
Office of West African Affairs at the Department of State. During this
time, he served in Baghdad, Iraq as Acting Deputy Political Counselor.
Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Niamey,
Niger. Mr. Symington received his bachelor's degree from Brown University
and his JD from Columbia University.

The President intends to nominate Ellen C. Williams, of Kentucky, to be a
Governor of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service, for
the remainder of a nine-year term expiring December 8, 2007.

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 September 17, 2007:

John R. Vaughn, of Florida, and upon confirmation designate Chairman.

Victoria Ray Carlson, of Iowa

Chad Colley, of Florida

Lisa Mattheiss, of Tennessee

The President intends to appoint Sean M. Healey, of Massachusetts, to be a
Member of the President's Export Council.

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