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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 26, 2008
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate eight
individuals and appoint one individual to serve in his Administration.
The President intends to nominate Daniel W. Sutherland, of Virginia, to be
Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for an initial
term of six years. Mr. Sutherland currently serves as an Officer for Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties at the Department of Homeland Security. Prior
to this, he served in the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of
Education. Earlier in his career, he served at the Civil Rights Division
of the Department of Justice and on the Domestic Policy Council at the
White House. Mr. Sutherland received his bachelor's degree from the
University of Louisville and his JD from the University of Virginia School
of Law.
The President intends to nominate Ronald Daniel Rotunda, of Virginia, to be
a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for an initial
four-year term.
The President intends to nominate Francis X. Taylor, of Maryland, to be a
Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for an initial
two-year term.
The President intends to nominate Nanci E. Langley, of Virginia, to be
Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for the remainder of a
six-year term expiring 11/22/12. Ms. Langley currently serves as Director
of the Office of Public Affairs & Government Relations at the Postal
Regulatory Commission. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Staff Director
of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce, and the District of Columbia on the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs. Earlier in her career, she served as
Senior Legislative Assistant in the Office of Senator Daniel Akaka. Ms.
Langley received her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern
California.
The President intends to nominate Paul A. Schneider, of Maryland, to be
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Mr. Schneider currently serves as
Acting Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary for Management at the
Department of Homeland Security. Prior to this, he served as a Defense and
Aerospace Consultant. Earlier in his career, he served as the Senior
Acquisition Executive of the National Security Agency and as the Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and
Acquisition. Mr. Schneider received his bachelor's degree from the
University of Massachusetts.
The President intends to nominate Sheila McNamara Greenwood, of Louisiana,
to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Congressional
and Intergovernmental Relations). Ms. Greenwood currently serves as Deputy
Chief of Staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Prior
to this, she served as Director of Legislative Affairs in the Office of the
Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding at the Department of Homeland
Security. Earlier in her career, she served as the Senior Legislative
Officer in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the
Department of Labor. Ms. Greenwood received her bachelor's degree from the
University of Southwestern Louisiana.
The President intends to nominate two individuals to be Members of the
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board:
Kenneth E. Carfine, of Maryland, (Federal Employee Representative) for the
remainder of a five-year term expiring 09/14/10;
Edwin Eck, of Montana, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring
09/14/08.
The President intends to appoint Joseph Torre, of New York, to be a Member
of the President's Cancer Panel for a term expiring 02/21/11.
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