THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

President George W. Bush announced his intention to nominate Edmund S. Hawley to serve in his Administration:

The President intends to nominate Edmund S. Hawley, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration). Mr. Hawley currently serves as a supply chain technology consultant. He is also a member of the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Services Committee. Mr. Hawley previously served as Vice President of Transportation Services for Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska. Earlier in his career, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary and Executive Director of Governmental Affairs for the Department of Transportation. Mr. Hawley earned his bachelor's degree from Brown University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School.

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