[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[June 24, 1992]
[Page 1010]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Appointment of James L. Pavitt as Special Assistant to the President for 
National Security Affairs

June 24, 1992
    The President today announced the appointment of James L. Pavitt, of 
Virginia, to be Special Assistant to the President for National Security 
Affairs. He will also serve as Senior Director for Intelligence 
Programs.
    Mr. Pavitt is currently Director for Intelligence Programs at the 
National Security Council, a position he has held since August 1990. 
Prior to joining the NSC staff, Mr. Pavitt, a career Central 
Intelligence Agency official, served in a variety of intelligence 
assignments in Europe, Asia, and Washington, DC. He also served as an 
intelligence officer with the U.S. Army, 1969-71.
    Mr. Pavitt graduated from the University of Missouri (B.A., 1968) 
and was a National Defense Education Act fellow at Clark University 
(1969). He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Pavitt was born February 
19, 1946, in St. Louis, MO. He has two children and resides in McLean, 
VA.