Press Release - President Bush to Nominate Two Individuals to Serve in His Administration and Appoint Twenty-Four

President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate two individuals to serve in his administration and announced his intention to appoint twenty-four individuals.

The President intends to nominate C. David Welch to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Egypt. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Welch has served as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Organization Affairs since October 1998. From 1995 to 1998, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Riyadh from 1992 to 1995. He has held a variety of other posts both abroad and in Washington, D.C., and has earned numerous awards including the Department Superior Honor Award and Meritorious Honor Award. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and earned a Masters from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

The President intends to nominate Michael K. Powell to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission for a five year term commencing on July 2, 2002 and expiring on June 30, 2007. Powell is currently serving as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

The President intends to appoint the following 24 individuals to serve as Members of the Commission on Presidential Scholars. The Commission selects, recognizes and honors high achieving, high school seniors from across the country. The President has designated Brunno V. Manno to serve as Chairman of the Commission.

Bruno V. Manno (Chairman)

Robert Lewis King of New York

Jennifer Sandra Carroll of Florida

Lynne Ann Munson of Massachusetts

Lawrence Richard Bearden of Arkansas

Modesto A. Maidique of Florida

Mary Katherine Turner of Wyoming

Paul Gust Vallas of Illinois

Father Theodore Martin Hesburgh of Indiana

Flo N. Traywick of Virginia

Michele M. Ridge of Pennsylvania

Virginia Sue Hoffa of Michigan

Marcia Jackson of Texas

Manuel Lujan, Jr. of New Mexico

Elizabeth K. Johnson of Virginia

Mary Kramer of Iowa

Linda Richey Graves of Kansas

Louis Wade Sullivan of Georgia

Jean Loretta Becker of Texas

Nancy Ann Hunt of Texas

Stanley E. Taylor of Virginia

Shirley Miller of Georgia

Glen Thomas Becerra of California

Williamson Evers of California