[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[August 4, 1992]
[Pages 1303-1304]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Robert E. Wallace To Be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
August 4, 1992

    The President today announced his intention to nominate Robert E. 
Wallace, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' 
Employment and Training. He would succeed Thomas E. Collins III.
    Since 1991, Mr. Wallace has served as the commander in chief of the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Prior to this, he served as senior vice 
commander in chief in 1990 and junior vice commander in chief in 1989. 
In addition, Mr. Wallace was appointed by Gov. Thomas Kean to the 
position of deputy commissioner and administrator for veterans affairs 
in New Jersey, 1988-90.
    Mr. Wallace graduated from Rutgers University (B.S., 1976) and 
Fairleigh Dickinson University (M.A., 1978). Mr. Wallace served in 
the U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-69, and was

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the recipient of three Purple Hearts. He was born June 28, 1948. Mr. 
Wallace is married, has one child, and resides in Milton, NJ.