For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 3, 2003
President Bush Announced Nomination of Ross Owen
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one
individual to serve as a member of his administration:
The President intends to nominate Ross Owen Swimmer of Oklahoma, to
be the Special Trustee for American Indians at the Department of the
Interior. Mr. Swimmer is currently the Director of the Office of
Indian Trust Transition at the Department of the Interior. He was
previously the President of the Cherokee Group, and served three
successive terms as the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation of
Oklahoma. Mr. Swimmer's previous service with the Department of the
Interior also includes an appointment as the Assistant Secretary for
Indian Affairs, from 1985 until 1989. He is the recipient of the
Distinguished Service Citation from the University of Oklahoma and the
Outstanding American Leader Service Award from Rogers State College.
Mr. Swimmer is a 1965 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where he
also went on to earn a law degree in 1967.
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