John B. Bellinger III, R. Nicholas Burns, C. David Welch

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

John B. Bellinger III, of Virginia, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, vice William Howard Taft, IV.

R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs), vice Marc Isaiah Grossman, resigned.

C. David Welch, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs), vice William J. Burns. # # #

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary February 14, 2005