[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 22, 1992]
[Page 627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Appointment of Walter H. Kansteiner III as Special Assistant to the 
President and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs

April 22, 1992
    The President today announced the appointment of Walter H. 
Kansteiner III, of Illinois, to be Special Assistant to the President 
and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
    Mr. Kansteiner is currently Director for African Affairs at the 
National Security Council, 1991-present. Mr. Kansteiner was a member of 
the State Department's policy planning staff from May 1989 to June 1991. 
He is a former vice president of W.H. Kansteiner, Inc., in Chicago, IL. 
He is the author of ``South Africa: Revolution or Reconciliation'' 
(1988).
    Mr. Kansteiner graduated from Washington & Lee University (B.A., 
1977), the School of International Service at American University (M.A., 
1981), and Virginia Theology Seminary (M.T.S., 1985). He was born 
November 11, 1955, in Evanston, IL. Mr. Kansteiner is married, has two 
children, and resides in Lincoln, VA.