For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 16, 2005
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to designate one
individual to serve in his Administration:
The President intends to designate Kevin J. Martin, of North
Carolina, to be Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Mr.
Martin has served as a Member of the Federal Communications Commission
since 2001. He previously served as Special Assistant to the President
for Economic Policy at the White House. Prior to joining the
Administration, Mr. Martin served on the Bush-Cheney Transition and was
Deputy General Counsel for Bush for President. Earlier in his career,
he served at the FCC as Legal Advisor to Commissioner Harold
Furchtgott-Roth. Prior to that, he worked in the Office of the
Independent Counsel and as an associate at the Washington, DC based law
firm of Wiley, Rein & Fielding. Mr. Martin received his bachelor's
degree from the University of North Carolina, his master's degree from
Duke University, and his J.D. from Harvard University.
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