IP: FCC White House Announces Nominations to Defense, State, Other

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> THE WHITE HOUSE
> Office of the Press Secretary
> April 6, 2001
>
> President George W. Bush today announced his intention to
> nominate six individuals to serve in his administration.
>
> The President intends to nominate Kevin J. Martin to be
> Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission for a
> five-year term expiring June 30, 2006.  He is currently Special
> Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and was Deputy
> General Counsel for Bush for President.  Martin served at the
> FCC as Legal Advisor to Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth from 1997
> to 1999.  He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina,
> received a Master's in Public Policy from Duke University, and
> earned his law degree from Harvard University.
>
> The President intends to nominate Kathleen Q. Abernathy to be a
> Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission for the
> remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2005.  She is
> Vice President for Public Policy of BroadBand Office
> Communications, Inc., and was formerly the Vice President of Air
> Touch Communications from 1993 to 1998.  She served at the FCC
> from 1992 to 1993 as legal advisor to Commissioner Sherry
> Marshall and as legal advisor to Chairman James Quello.  She has
> served as an Adjunct Professor at Catholic University Law School
> and Georgetown University Law Center and is a graduate of
> Marquette University and Catholic University Law School.
>
> The President intends to nominate Michael J. Copps to be a
> Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission for the
> remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2004. He most
> recently served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade
> Development from 1998 to 2001 and as Deputy Assistant Secretary
> of Commerce for Basic Industries from 1993 to 1998. From 1989 to
> 1993, he held the position of Senior Vice President of the
> American Meat Institute and from 1985 to 1989 he was Director of
> Government Affairs for Collins and Aikman Corporation.  Copps
> served for 15 years in the Office of Senator Fritz Hollings in
> several positions including Chief of Staff.  He is a graduate of
> Wofford College and earned a Ph.D. from the University of North
> Carolina.



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