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White House Announces Intended Appointments to the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry August 22, 2001-WASHINGTON, D.C. President George W. Bush announced today his intention to appoint John W. Douglass, President and CEO of AIA, to the Presidential Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry. The President announced six intended appointments, including Douglass, to the 12-member commission. Douglass said that he would look forward to serving on the commission and would like to thank President Bush and Congress for having the foresight to establish the commission. He said that he would be "honored to be part of such a strong team. The commission will chart the course for the aerospace industry in the 21st century by creating a national plan to ensure U.S. leadership in aerospace." The commission’s work is expected to begin soon. The other intended Bush appointments are: Robert Walker, former Member of Congress and Chairman and CEO of The Wexler Group; Buzz Aldrin, former astronaut, President of Starcraft Enterprises and founder of ShareSpace Foundation; Edward M. Bolen, President, General Aviation Manufacturers Association; Heidi R. Wood, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Aerospace Defense Analyst; and Neil de Grasse Tyson, Associate Astronomer and Director of the Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History. Congressional appointments made earlier include: John Hamre, former Deputy Secretary of the Defense, President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Robert J. Stevens, President and COO of Lockheed Martin Corporation; William Schneider, Jr., former Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology and President of International Planning Services, Inc.; Tillie K. Fowler, former member of Congress and partner at Holland & Knight; R. Thomas Buffenbarger, President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; and F. Whitten Peters, former Secretary of the Air Force and partner at Williams & Connolly. Congress established the commission last year to study and make recommendations on situations, that left unattended, could weaken the aerospace industry. The commission will study ways to ensure American leadership in space in the 21st century, increase U.S. aerospace access to the global economy, remove barriers to public/private cooperation, and continue reform of government/industry practices. The commission will last for one year, starting with its first meetings in September.
P.A. Rel 2001-21 08.22.01 -AIA- Contact: Matt Grimison, AIA |
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