The White House, US
May 6 2004
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
four individuals and appoint two individuals to serve in his
administration:
The President intends to nominate Ralph Leo Boyce, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Kingdom of Thailand. A career member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Ambassador Boyce currently serves as Ambassador to
the Republic of Indonesia. He previously served as Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific
Islands at the State Department’s Bureau of East Asia and Pacific
Affairs. Prior to this position, Ambassador Boyce served as Deputy
Chief of Mission in Bangkok and Singapore. He earned his bachelor’s
degree from The George Washington University and his master’s degree
from Princeton University.
The President intends to nominate John Marshall Evans, of Virginia,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of Armenia. A career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Evans currently serves as Director of the
State Department’s Office of Russian Affairs. He previously served as
Director of the Office of Analysis for Russia and Eurasia in the
Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Mr. Evans earned his bachelor’s
degree from Yale University.
The President intends to nominate John D. Rood, of Florida, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Mr. Rood currently serves
as Chairman of The Vestcor Companies, which he founded in 1983. The
Jacksonville, Florida company develops multifamily rental and
condominium communities, controls a real estate investment portfolio,
and provides construction services to its clients. Mr. Rood earned
his bachelor’s degree from the University of Montana.
The President intends to nominate Craig T. Ramey, of West Virginia,
to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for
Education Sciences (Researcher), for a two-year term.
The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be
Members of the President’s National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee:
Gary D. Forsee of Missouri
William H. Swanson of Massachusetts