For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 16, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Bodman, Combs, and Cooper to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
three individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate Samuel W. Bodman to be Deputy
Secretary of Commerce. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Cabot
Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts. Before joining Cabot
Corporation, he served as the President, Chief Operating Officer and a
Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Bodman earned his B.S. from
Cornell and his Ph.D. from MIT.
The President intends to nominate Ann Laine Combs to be Assistant
Secretary of Labor. She is presently the Vice President and Chief
Counsel for Pensions and Retirement at the American Council of Life
Insurers and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Pension
and Welfare Benefits. She is a graduate of Notre Dame University and
received her J.D. from George Washington University.
The President intends to nominate Kathleen B. Cooper to be Under
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. She is currently
the Chief Economist and Manager of the Economics and Energy Division of
Exxon Mobile Corporation in Irving, Texas. Before joining
Exxon Corporation, she held the position of Executive Vice President
and Chief Economist at Security Pacific Bank for nine
years. She received both her undergraduate and Mater's
degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and earned her Ph.D.
from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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