For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 25, 2005

Personnel Announcement

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

The President intends to nominate Nancy Ann Nord, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, for the remainder of a seven-year term expiring October 26, 2012. Ms. Nord recently served as Director of Federal Government Relations for the Eastman Kodak Company. Earlier in her career, she served as General Counsel to the Council on Environmental Quality at the White House. She was also the Republican Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Commerce Committee, specializing in products liability and consumer protection legislation. Ms. Nord received her bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska and her J.D. from The George Washington University.

The President intends to nominate Christopher J. Hanley, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Organized Labor Representative) for the remainder of a three-year term expiring December 17, 2006.

The President intends to appoint James C. Langdon, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, for a term of two years, and upon appointment, designate Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and Chrairman of the Intelligence Oversight Board.

The President intends to designate Grover Whitehurst, of New York, to be Acting Commissioner of Education Statistics at the Department of Education.

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