[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[February 24, 1992]
[Page 302]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Appointment of Gail R. Wilensky as Deputy Assistant to the President for 
Policy Development

February 24, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to appoint Gail R. 
Wilensky, of the District of Columbia, as Deputy Assistant to the 
President for Policy Development.
    Since 1990 Ms. Wilensky has served as Administrator of the Health 
Care Financing Administration, the Agency that administers the Medicare 
and Medicaid programs. Prior to this, she was the vice president of 
health affairs at Project HOPE, an international health foundation. She 
has taught economics and public policy at the University of Michigan and 
George Washington University and has held several appointments in the 
Public Health Service and at the Urban Institute.
    Ms. Wilensky received an A.B. in psychology (1964), an M.A. in 
economics (1965), and a Ph.D. in economics (1968), all from the 
University of Michigan. She was born in Detroit, MI. She is married to 
Robert J. Wilensky, has two children, Peter and Sara, and currently 
resides in Washington, DC.