Bill Proenza (C) is introducing as new director of the National Hurricane Center during a joint news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, December 6, 2006. On the back (L-R) are David Johnson, director of the National Weather Service, Conrad Lautenbache, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.
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