Jill E. Sommers, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2009.
Those who wear the uniform know they'll have a friend in Bob Gates in the Defense Department.
Robert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense, vice Donald Henry Rumsfeld, resigned.
I assured him the United States supports his work and the work of the Prime Minister to unify the country.
I accepted; I'm not happy about it.
You've been strong in your advocacy for human rights and human dignity.
I appreciated very much His Eminence's strong position against the murder of innocent life.
You've done everything that can be expected for an Ambassador.
And I want to thank you and Gretchen for serving in a very important position.
I received the resignation of Ambassador John Bolton.
We're not satisfied with the pace of progress in Iraq.