For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 15, 2005

Personnel Announcement

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

The President intends to nominate Raymond Simon, of Arkansas, to be Deputy Secretary of Education. The President also intends to designate him Acting Deputy Secretary of Education. Mr. Simon currently serves as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at the Department of Education. He previously served as Director of the Arkansas Department of Education. Earlier in his career, Mr. Simon served as Superintendent of the Conway School District in Arkansas. He previously taught at the University of Central Arkansas Graduate School, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and the Arkansas State University at Beebe. Mr. Simon earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of Central Arkansas.

The President intends to designate John A. Russack, to be the program manager, pursuant to section 1016(f) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, for a term of two years.

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council:

Bruce Lawrence Bialosky, of California, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2009

Marek J. Chodakiewicz, of the District of Columbia, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

Itchko Ezratti, of Florida, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

Marilyn R. Fox, of Missouri, for the remainder of a five-year term January 15, 2010

JoAnne Ginsberg, of the District of Columbia, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

Constance B. Girard-diCarlo, of Pennsylvania, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

Norman Hascoe, of Connecticut, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

Marcia McCraw Horwitz, of Washington, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

Edward Koch, of New York, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

Michael I. Lebovitz, of Tennessee, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

Elena Neuman Lefkowitz, of Maryland, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

Steven M. Levy, of Connecticut, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

William F. Weld, of New York, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15, 2010

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