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Two nominations to Amtrak board
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush May 16 announced he intends to nominate R. Hunter Biden of Delaware and Donna R. McLean of the District of Columbia to five-year terms on the Amtrak Reform Board.
The president also said he would reappoint Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to a five-year term.
If Biden and McLean are confirmed by the Senate – Mineta’s appointment is not subject to Senate confirmation -- there will remain one vacancy for a voting member on the Amtrak board. Current board members include David Laney, Floyd Hall and Enrique Sosa. Amtrak’s acting president, David Hughes, is a non-voting member of the board.
Biden, the youngest son of Sen. Jospeh Biden (D-Del.), is a founding partner of the D.C. law firm of Oldaker, Biden & Belair, which specializes in financial services. The younger Biden previously held a senior post at the Commerce Department.
McLean was chief financial officer of DOT during President Bush’s first term. Previously, she was assistant administrator for financial services at the Federal Aviation Administration and a professional staff member of the House Aviation Subcommittee. Currently, McLean heads the congressional lobbying firm of Donna McLean Associates, which specializes in transportation policy issues.
May 17, 2006
Two nominations to Amtrak board
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush May 16 announced he intends to nominate R. Hunter Biden of Delaware and Donna R. McLean of the District of Columbia to five-year terms on the Amtrak Reform Board.
The president also said he would reappoint Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to a five-year term.
If Biden and McLean are confirmed by the Senate – Mineta’s appointment is not subject to Senate confirmation -- there will remain one vacancy for a voting member on the Amtrak board. Current board members include David Laney, Floyd Hall and Enrique Sosa. Amtrak’s acting president, David Hughes, is a non-voting member of the board.
Biden, the youngest son of Sen. Jospeh Biden (D-Del.), is a founding partner of the D.C. law firm of Oldaker, Biden & Belair, which specializes in financial services. The younger Biden previously held a senior post at the Commerce Department.
McLean was chief financial officer of DOT during President Bush’s first term. Previously, she was assistant administrator for financial services at the Federal Aviation Administration and a professional staff member of the House Aviation Subcommittee. Currently, McLean heads the congressional lobbying firm of Donna McLean Associates, which specializes in transportation policy issues.
May 17, 2006
