For Immediate Release
January 26, 2004

Nominations Sent to the Senate

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release January 26, 2004

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Peter Eide, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years, vice Joseph Swerdzewski, resigned.

Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice Beth Susan Slavet.

Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2009, vice Beth Susan Slavet, term expired.

James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2010, vice Einar V. Dyhrkopp, term expired.

David B. Rivkin, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring September 30, 2004, vice Laramie Faith McNamara.

Louis S. Thompson, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years, vice John Robert Smith, term expired.

Kirk Van Tine, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, vice Michael P. Jackson, resigned.

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