George Bush actually said...

"Ruth A. Davis, of Georgia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Director General of the Foreign Service, vice Marc Grossman."

"William J. Burns, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs), vice Edward S. ..."

"John Charles Weicher, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice William C. Apgar, Jr., resigned."

"Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Cardell Cooper, resigned."