[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[October 5, 1992]
[Page 1759]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Gerald R. Riso To Be Chief Financial Officer of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development
October 5, 1992

    The President today announced his intention to nominate Gerald R. 
Riso, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development. This is a new position.
    Since 1991, Mr. Riso has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Student Financial Assistance at the Department of Education. He has also 
served as a senior partner with Riso and Dempsey, 1989-91; Associate 
Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget and Chief 
Financial Officer of the United States, 1987-89; Assistant Secretary for 
Policy, Budget and Administration at the Department of the Interior, 
1985-87; vice president at Korn/Ferry International, 1984-85; and Deputy 
Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service at the 
Department of Justice, 1982-84.
    Mr. Riso graduated from Lafayette College (B.A., 1953) and Wharton 
Graduate School (M.G.A., 1957). He served in the United States Army, 
1953-55. He was born January 30, 1930, in New York, NY. Mr. Riso is 
married, has six children, and resides in Washington, DC.