    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [April 17, 1991]
    [Page 387]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination of Gordon R. Sullivan To be Chief of Staff of the United
    States Army
    April 17, 1991

        The President today announced his intention to nominate General
    Gordon R. Sullivan to be Chief of Staff of the United States Army. He
    will succeed General Carl E. Vuono, who is retiring.
        General Sullivan is currently serving as Vice Chief of Staff of the
    Army. Previously he was Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans,
    United States Army/Army senior member, military staff committee, United
    Nations (1989-1990). He has served in the U.S. Army for over 31 years.
        General Sullivan graduated from Norwich University (B.A., history)
    and the University of New Hampshire (M.A., political science). He was
    born on September 25, 1937, in Boston, MA.