[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[June 26, 1992]
[Page 1024]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Hugo Pomrehn To Be Under Secretary of Energy

June 26, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate Hugo 
Pomrehn, of California, to be Under Secretary of Energy. He would 
succeed John Chatfield Tuck.
    Since 1967, Dr. Pomrehn has served in several positions with the 
Bechtel Corp., including vice president and manager of the Los Angeles 
Regional Office, 1990 to present; manager of special projects for 
quality management in San Francisco, 1989-90; and vice president and 
general manager of Bechtel-KWU Alliance in Gaithersburg, MD, 1988-89.
    Dr. Pomrehn graduated from the University of Southern California 
(B.S., 1960); George Washington University (M.S., 1965); and the 
University of Southern California (M.S., 1969; Ph.D., 1975). He served 
as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, 1960-64. He was born July 8, 1938, in 
Chicago Heights, IL. Dr. Pomrehn is married, has three children, and 
resides in Westminster, CA.