[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[October 5, 1992]
[Pages 1759-1760]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Appointment of Chester Paul Beach, Jr., as Associate Counsel to the 
President
October 5, 1992

    The President today announced the appointment of Chester Paul Beach, 
Jr., as Associate Counsel to the President.
    Since February 1992, Mr. Beach has served as Principal Deputy 
General Counsel of the Department of Defense. Prior to this, he was 
Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Department of the Navy and

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conducted the Navy's administrative inquiry regarding the A-12 aircraft 
program. As Special Assistant to the Under Secretary and Secretary of 
the Navy from 1987 to 1989, Mr. Beach headed the Navy's Procurement Task 
Force supervising the Navy's response to the ``Ill Wind'' procurement 
fraud investigation, and the Navy Management Review Task Force that 
implemented the 1989 Defense Management Report. Mr. Beach served on 
active duty as a captain in the U.S. Army from 1981 to 1987 in Germany 
and Washington, DC.
    Mr. Beach is a graduate of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, 
receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in 1976, and the 
University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL, receiving a J.D. degree 
in 1980. He was born in Memphis, TN, and currently resides with his 
wife, Kathy, in Alexandria, VA.