For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 23, 2005

Personnel Announcement

President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one individual, appoint 25 individuals, and designate one individual to serve in his administration:

The President intends to nominate William Cobey, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, for the remainder of a six-year term expiring May 30, 2010.

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, for terms of two years:

Peter F. Baranay of Indiana

James G. Berges of Missouri

JoAnn Brouillette of Indiana

Thomas J. Donohue of Maryland

Calvin M. Dooley of California

Jennifer Dunn of Washington

Edward Charles Emma of Wisconsin

John Engler of Michigan

William Eldridge Frenzel of Virginia

Allen E. Gant, Jr. of North Carolina

Nicholas Giordano of Virginia

Terry D. Growcock of Wisconsin

Herbert Fisk Johnson of Illinois

Scott Klug of Wisconsin

Charles Edward Kruse of Missouri

Larry A. Liebenow of Rhode Island

Tracy Mullin Moroney of the District of Columbia

James Winston Morrison of Virginia

Edward Joseph Perkins of Oregon

Kevin Barney Rollins of Texas

Lea N. Soupata of Georgia

Jose Antonio Villamil of Florida

Joseph P. Ward of Illinois

Wythe Willis Willey of Iowa

Wendell L. Willkie, II of Connecticut

The President intends to designate Harvey S. Rosen, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Mr. Rosen currently serves as a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers. Previously, he was a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. Earlier in his career, Mr. Rosen served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Analysis at the Department of the Treasury. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and his master's degree and Ph.D. from Harvard University.

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