From the White House:

President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate Dirk Kempthorne, of Idaho, to be Secretary of the Interior. Governor Kempthorne has served as Idaho’s Chief Executive since 1999. As a two-term Governor, he has served as Chairman of the National Governors Association, Chairman of the Western Governors Association, and President of the Council of State Governments. Governor Kempthorne was also a member of the Columbia River Basin Forum, which established a regional plan to save wild salmon in the Northwest.