For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 1, 2005

Personnel Announcement

President George W. Bush announced today the recess appointment of the following individuals:

Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. The President has designated him Chairman.

James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

Philip Coyle, of California, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN (Ret.), of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

Brigadier General Sue Ellen Turner, USAF (Ret.), of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

James V. Hansen, of Utah, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

General James T. Hill, USA (Ret.), of Florida, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

Samuel Knox Skinner, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

General Lloyd Warren Newton, USAF (Ret.), of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

Michael W. Wynne, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.

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