[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[July 2, 1992]
[Page 1074]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of John J. Easton, Jr., To Be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy

July 2, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate John J. 
Easton, Jr., of Vermont, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for 
Domestic and International Energy Policy. This is a new position.
    Since 1989, Mr. Easton has served at the Department of Energy as 
General Counsel, 1991-present; and as Assistant Secretary for 
International Affairs and Energy Emergencies, 1989-91. Prior to joining 
the Department of Energy, Mr. Easton served with the law firm of Miller, 
Eggleston and Rosenberg, Ltd., 1987-89. Mr. Easton was twice elected 
attorney general of Vermont and served in that position from 1981 to 
1985.
    Mr. Easton graduated from the University of Colorado (B.S., 1964), 
and Georgetown University (J.D., 1970). He served in the U.S. Air Force 
from 1964 to 1968. He was born June 16, 1943, in San Francisco, CA. Mr. 
Easton currently resides in Arlington, VA.