Press Release - Personnel Announcement

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

The President intends to nominate William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of Tennessee, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Air and Radiation. Mr. Wehrum currently serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to this, he served as Counsel to the Assistant Administrator. Earlier in his career, he served as an environmental attorney at Latham & Watkins as well as at Swidler & Berlin. Mr. Wehrum received his bachelor's degree from Purdue University and his JD from Widener University.

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology:

F. Duane Ackerman, of Georgia

Paul M. Anderson, of Washington

Robert A. Brown, of Massachusetts

Nance K. Dicciani, of Pennsylvania

Richard H. Herman, of Illinois

Martin C. Jischke, of Illinois

Fred Kavli, of California

Daniel A. Reed, of Illinois

Hector de Jesus Ruiz, of Texas

Stratton D. Sclavos, of California

John Brooks Slaughter, of Connecticut

Joseph M. Tucci, of New Hampshire

Robert E. Witt, of Alabama

Tadataka Yamada, of Pennsylvania

The President intends to designate Susan Schanlaber Barnes, of Illinois, to be Vice Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

The President intends to designate Jeffrey William Runge, of North Carolina, to be Acting Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security.