[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[June 7, 1991]
[Page 626]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Appointment of Gary R. Blumenthal as Deputy Assistant to the President 
for Cabinet Liaison
June 7, 1991

    The President today announced the appointment of Gary R. Blumenthal, 
of Virginia, to be Deputy Assistant to the President for Cabinet 
Liaison. He will also serve as Special Assistant to the President for 
Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance.
    Since January 1990 Mr. Blumenthal has served as Chief of Staff to 
the Secretary of Agriculture. From May 1990 to December 1990, he was 
Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture. From 1983 to 1989, 
Mr. Blumenthal served in the Department of Agriculture's Foreign 
Agricultural Service, first as a legislative assistant and then as 
director of legislative affairs. From 1979 to 1981, Mr. Blumenthal was 
legislative assistant to Representative Larry J. Hopkins (R-KY). In 1981 
he was staff assistant to Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr and in 
1982 served as a field representative for the Republican National 
Committee in five Southern States.
    Born in Kittery, Maine, Mr. Blumenthal was raised in Jacksonville, 
NC. He graduated from East Carolina University (B.A. 1978) and lives in 
Arlington, VA, with his wife and two children.