For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 26, 2001

President Bush to Nominate Three Individuals to Serve in His Administration

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

The President intends to nominate Vicki A. Bailey to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs and Domestic Policy.  She is presently the President of PSI Energy Inc., in Indianapolis, Indiana.  From 1993 to 2000, she served as a Commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and served as a Commissioner on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission from 1986 to 1993.  A native of Indianapolis, she is a graduate of Purdue University.

The President intends to nominate Ronald Rosenfeld to be President of the Government National Mortgage Association.  He was most recently the Secretary of Commerce for the State of Oklahoma, and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Corporate Finance from 1992 to 1993.  He served at the Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 to 1991 in several positions including Federal Housing Commissioner and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing.  Rosenfeld is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his J.D. from Harvard University.

The President intends to nominate Jon M. Huntsman to be Deputy United States Trade Representative with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.  He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Huntsman Corporation in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He served as Ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993 and in the Commerce Department from 1989 to 1992. While at the Department of Commerce, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the International Trade Administration.  He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

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