    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [April 12, 1991]
    [Page 364]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appointment of James W. Dyer as Deputy Assistant to the President for
    Legislative Affairs for the Senate
    April 12, 1991

        The President today announced his intention to appoint James W. Dyer
    as Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs for the
    Senate at the White House.
        Mr. Dyer has served in various government positions dealing with
    legislation. Most recently, he served as director of Washington
    relations for the Philip Morris Companies, Inc. He served in the Reagan
    administration as Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative
    Affairs, May 1987 to January 1989. Previously he served as acting
    Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative and Intergovernmental
    Affairs. He has served as the Legislative Director then Administration
    Assistant to Representative Joseph M. McDade (R. PA), February 1975 to
    February 1981.
        Mr. Dyer graduated from the University of Scranton, receiving a
    bachelor of arts degree in 1966, and continued his graduate studies at
    George Washington University in legislative affairs. Mr. Dyer is married
    to Margia L. Carter and resides in Annandale, VA.