[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 15, 1992]
[Page 607]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of James P. Covey To Be an Assistant Secretary of State

April 15, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate James P. 
Covey, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State 
for South Asian Affairs. This is a new position.
    Since 1989, Mr. Covey has served as Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs at the U.S. 
Department of State in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as 
Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, 1986-89; as 
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Near Eastern 
and South Asian Affairs for the National Security Council in Washington, 
DC, 1985-86; as Deputy Executive Secretary at the U.S. Department of 
State, 1983-85; and as Deputy Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate 
General in Jerusalem, Israel, 1980-83.
    Mr. Covey graduated from St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1965). He 
was born March 7, 1944, in Middletown, CT. Mr. Covey served in the U.S. 
Army, 1965-69. He is married, has children, and resides in Washington, 
DC.