For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 17, 2001
Nominations
President Bush to Nominate Two Individuals to Serve in his Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate two
individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate Dale Klein to be Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense
Programs. Klein is currently the Vice Chancellor for Special
Engineering Programs and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the
University of Texas. Additionally, he is the Executive Director and
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Amarillo National Resource
Center for Plutonium. He has served with the University of
Texas System since 1977, holding various positions including Associate
Dean for Research and Administration for the College of Engineering and
Head of Nuclear Programs at the Center for Energy
Studies. Klein received his Bachelor's, Master's, and
Doctorate degrees from the University of Missouri.
The President intends to nominate Samuel T. Mok to be Chief
Financial Officer at the Department of Labor. Mok is
presently the Managing Member and Owner of Condor Consulting and from
1992 to 1996, he was Chief Executive Officer of GL Associates, a
Washington, D.C. computer systems integration and telecommunications
consulting firm. Mok served as Chief Financial Officer and
Comptroller of the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1986 to
1992. He received an undergraduate degree from Fordham
University and a Master's degree from Catholic University.
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