[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[March 23, 1992]
[Page 494]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Thomas P. Kerester To Be Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the 
Small Business Administration

March 23, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate Thomas P. 
Kerester, of Virginia, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Small 
Business Administration. He would succeed Frank S. Swain.
    Since 1985 Mr. Kerester has served as executive director of the Tax 
Executives Institute, Inc., in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served 
as principal with the firm of Coopers & Lybrand in Washington, DC, 1974-
85.
    Mr. Kerester graduated from Ohio State University (B.S., 1951; J.D., 
1953). He was born April 12, 1929, in Youngstown, OH. Mr. Kerester 
served in the U.S. Air Force, 1955-57, and the U.S. Air Force Reserves, 
1957-66. He is married, has two children, and resides in Alexandria, VA.