Washington Report: Former NHTSA boss named to NTSB
President Bush nominated former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration administrator Marion Blakey to the NTSB.

President Bush nominated former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration administrator Marion Blakey to the NTSB. If she is confirmed by the Senate, Bush plans to nominate her as chair of the Board.

Blakey is a veteran of what Washington refers to as Bush I, the administration of the current president’s father. After she left the federal government in 1993, she ran her own public relations company. Among her clients were the Airports Council International-North America, which she helped win authorization for increased passenger facility charges.