Bush Nominates Terry Cline For Top Post

President Bush has announced his intention to nominate Oklahoma Secretary of Health Terry Cline as head of the U. S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Cline, an Ardmore native educated at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, previously was a Health Care Policy Fellow for the agency in Washington. He returned to Oklahoma in 2001 to head the state Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Department and was appointed secretary of health by Governor Brad Henry in 2004.

Cline's appointment by the president requires confirmation by the U. S. Senate.

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