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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 15, 2007
Personnel Announcement
The President today has nominated five individuals and intends to
appoint ten individuals to serve in his Administration:
The President has nominated Henry Bonilla, of Texas, to be Permanent
Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of
American States (with the rank of Ambassador). Representative Bonilla
is a former Member of the United States House of Representatives.
Before serving in Congress, Representative Bonilla spent fifteen years
in the television news business. Representative Bonilla received his
bachelor's degree from the University of Texas.
The President has nominated Hans G. Klemm, of Michigan, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
Democratic Republic of East Timor-Leste. Mr. Klemm is a career member
of the Senior Foreign Service and currently serves as Minister-Counselor
for Economic Affairs at the United States Embassy in Japan. Prior to
this, he served as Director of the Office of Career Development and
Assignments in the Bureau of Human Resources at the Department of State. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of the Office of
Agricultural, Biotechnology, and Textile Trade Affairs in the Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs. Mr. Klemm received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University and his master's degree from Stanford
University.
The President has nominated William R. Brownfield, of Texas, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Colombia. Ambassador Brownfield, a career
member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as U.S.
Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Prior to this he
served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of Chile. Earlier in his career, he
served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs at the Department of State. Ambassador Brownfield received his
bachelor's degree from Cornell University and graduated from the
National War College.
The President has nominated Phillip Carter III, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Guinea. Mr. Carter, a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as Country Director in the
Office of West African Affairs at the Bureau of African Affairs at the
Department of State. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Director of the
Office of East African Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs at the
Department of State. Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy Chief
of Mission in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Mr. Carter received his
bachelor's degree from Drew University and his master's degree from Yale
University.
The President has nominated Stephen W. Porter, of the District of
Columbia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for the
remainder of a six-year term expiring September 3, 2012.
The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members
of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy for
three-year terms expiring December 30, 2009:
H. Gary Morse, of Florida
A.J. Scribante, of Kansas
The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members
of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, for the remainder of
five-year terms expiring January 15, 2012:
Fred S. Zeidman, of Texas, and upon appointment redesignate Chair
Miriam Adelson, of Nevada
Tom A. Bernstein, of New York
Carol B. Cohen, of Illinois
Joel M. Geiderman, of California
Michael J. Gerson, of Virginia
Zvi Gitelman, of Michigan
William S. Levine, of Arizona
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