For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 12, 2004

Personnel Announcement

President George W. Bush today announced the final two members of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction: Charles M. Vest and Henry S. Rowen.

Charles M. Vest has served as President of MIT since 1990. He chaired the U.S. Department of Energy Task Force on the Future of Science Programs from 2002 to 2003. From 1993 to 1994, he chaired the President's Advisory Committee on the Redesign of the Space Station, and from 1994 to 2001 he served as a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Henry S. Rowen is the Edward B. Rust Professor of Public Policy and Management, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1989 to 1991, Chairman of the U.S. Intelligence Council from 1981 to 1983, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1961 to 1964.

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