THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              May 19, 2009

NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE:

Philip L. Verveer, of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy.