September 13, 2005

Dean Acosta
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone: 202/358-1400) 

RELEASE: 05-263

GRIFFIN'S STATEMENT ON NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR NOMINEE SHANA DALE

The following is a statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on 
the nomination of Shana Dale as deputy administrator for NASA. 
<br > "I am delighted with the President's choice of Shana Dale as the 
administration's nominee for deputy administrator of NASA. Ms. Dale 
knows every aspect of space policy from her experience on Capitol 
Hill and in the White House, and if confirmed, would be a valuable 
addition to NASA's team as we carry out the President's Vision for 
Space Exploration." 
<br > For more information on Dale go to  the White House Web site or 
call the White House Press Office.

	
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