[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[June 21, 1991]
[Pages 709-710]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Eric I. Garfinkel To Be an Under Secretary of Commerce
June 21, 1991

    The President today nominated Eric I. Garfinkel, of Maryland, to be 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce. He would succeed Dennis Edward Kloske.
    Since 1989, Mr. Garfinkel has served as Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to this, 
Mr. Garfinkel served in the Transition Office of the President-Elect as 
the transition office contact for international trade, 1988-1989; as 
Vice President and General Counsel for the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, 1987-1989; and as a partner, with the law firm of Anderson, 
Hibey, Nauheim & Blair, 1984-1987. He also served as a Deputy Assistant 
Director for Commerce and Trade in the White House Office of Policy 
Development, 1982-1984; an attorney/advisor for the United States Trade 
Representative, 1981-1982; and an associate with the law firm of 
Collier, Shannon, Rill and Scott, 1980-1981.
    Mr. Garfinkel graduated from the University of Maryland (B.A., 1976) 
and Emory University (J.D., 1979). He was born July 11,

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1954, in Flushing, NY. Mr. Garfinkel is married, has two children, and 
resides in Chevy Chase, MD.