For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 13, 2005
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate two
individuals and appoint four individuals to serve in his Administration:
The President intends nominate Michael R. Arietti, of Connecticut, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Rwanda. A career member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Mr. Arietti recently served as Director of the Office of West
African Affairs at the Department of State. Earlier in his career, he
served as Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States Mission to
the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva. Prior
to that, Mr. Arietti was Director of the Office of Peacekeeping and
Humanitarian Operations at the Department of State. He received his
bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University.
The President intends to nominate Karan K. Bhatia, of Maryland, to be
Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador.
Mr. Bhatia currently serves as Assistant Secretary for Aviation and
International Affairs at the Department of Transportation. He previously
served as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
Prior to that, Mr. Bhatia served as Chief Counsel for the Department of
Commerce's Bureau of Export Administration. Earlier in his career, he was
an equity partner at the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in
Washington, DC. Mr. Bhatia received his bachelor's degree from Princeton
University, his master's degree from the London School of Economics, and
his JD from Columbia Law School.
The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of
the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, for the remainder of
three-year terms expiring September 22, 2008.
Jean Loretta Becker of Texas
Linnet F. Deily of Texas
Thomas E. Corts of Alabama
Yousif Boutrous Ghafari of Michigan
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