[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]



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Appointment of Stephen T. Hart as Deputy Assistant to the President and 
Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs
April 12, 1991

    The President today announced his intention to appoint Stephen T. 
Hart, of Virginia, to be Deputy Assistant to the President and Director 
of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the White House. He would 
succeed Robert J. Portman, who is returning to Cincinnati, OH, to rejoin 
the law firm of Graydon, Head & Ritchey.
    Since 1989 Mr. Hart has served as Special Assistant to the President 
and Deputy Press Secretary at the White House. Mr. Hart served with the 
White House in several capacities including: Assistant to the Vice 
President for Press Relations, 1987-1989; Special Assistant to the Vice 
President and Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1985-1987; 
Director of Press Advance in the Office of Presidential Advance, 1984-
1985; and staff assistant to the President for Presidential Advance, 
1983-1984. In 1983 Mr. Hart served as special assistant to the deputy 
director for press for the 1983 summit of industrialized nations in 
Williamsburg, VA. He has also served as a technical assistant for NBC 
News, 1981; and assistant director for entertainment scheduling at the 
Presidential inaugural committee 1981 in Washington, DC.
    Mr. Hart graduated from George Washington University (B.A., 1982). 
He was born September 22, 1957, in Pasadena, CA. Mr. Hart resides in 
Arlington, VA.