 National Association of Counties * Washington, D.C. Vol. 33, No. 2 * January 29, 2001 Previous story | Table of Contents | Next story New Faces at the White House
From 1992 until 1993, Card served as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President George H.W. Bush and directed President Bush’s transition office during the transition from the Bush Administration to the Clinton Administration. Prior to serving as secretary of transportation, Card served as President George H.W. Bush’s assistant and deputy chief of staff. He managed the daily operations of the White House staff and participated in the development of economic, foreign, and domestic policy. During the Reagan Administration, Card served as special assistant to the president for intergovernmental affairs and later as deputy assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs. In the last position, he was liaison to governors, state legislators, and other elected officials. From 1993 to 1998, Card was president and CEO of the American Automobile Manufacturers Association. Since then, he has served as General Motors’ vice president of governmental relations. Card graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. He attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Johnson has been one of President Bush’s trusted aides throughout both of his gubernatorial administrations. Johnson was his chief of staff from June of 1999 until taking over the transition team. Previously, he had served as appointments director for the governor from 1995-1999. Prior to his role in state government, Johnson held high-profile positions in the private sector. He was the chief operating officer of the Dallas Museum of Art from 1992-1994. He served as president of the Horchow Collection, a division of Neiman Marcus, from 1983-1991, and marketing director from 1981-1982. He also worked for divisions of Citicorp and Pepsico. Johnson received a master’s of science degree from MIT Sloan School of Management and a bachelor’s of science degree from Yale University. As senior advisor to the president, Rove, 50, will be responsible for the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the Office of Strategic Initiatives. Rove previously served as chief strategist for President-elect Bush’s presidential campaign. Prior to his work with the campaign, he was president of Karl Rove + Company, an Austin-based public affairs firm that worked for candidates, nonpartisan causes and nonprofit groups. Rove attended the University of Utah, the University of Texas at Austin and George Mason University. He has taught at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and in the journalism department at the University of Texas at Austin and was also a faculty member at the Salzburg Seminar. Hughes has worked for President Bush since his 1994 campaign for Texas governor. She served as director of communications for both his gubernatorial campaigns, in 1994 and 1998, and was director of communications in the governor’s state office from 1995 until 1999, when she joined the presidential campaign. She is a former executive director of the Republican Party of Texas and a former reporter for KXAS-TV in Dallas/Ft. Worth. “Throughout his time on the campaign, Ari demonstrated tremendous skill and sound judgment. He has strong relationships with members of the press and will not only be a valued member of my White House team but will also be diligent in his service to the media,” said President Bush. As assistant to the president and White House press secretary, Fleischer, 40, will serve as the official liaison between the White House and members of the White House press corps. He will act as the primary spokesperson for the president and will deliver the daily White House briefing Fleischer served as press secretary for Senator Pete Domenici from 1989-1994 and then spent five years as spokesman for the House Ways and Means Committee, where he developed an understanding of issues relating to taxes, Social Security, welfare, healthcare and international trade. Prior to joining the campaign in the fall of 1999, he served as communications director for Elizabeth Dole’s presidential campaign. Fleischer is a native of Pound Ridge, N.Y. and is a 1982 graduate of Vermont’s Middlebury College. Bolten was executive director, legal & government affairs, for Goldman Sachs International in London from 1994 to March 1999. Bolten served in President George H. W. Bush’s administration for three years as general counsel to the U.S. trade representative and one year in the White House as deputy assistant to the president for legislative affairs. Bolten was the international trade counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee from 1985-1989. Earlier, Bolten was in a private law practice with O’Melveny & Myers, and he worked in the legal office of the U.S. State Department. He also served as executive assistant to the director of the Kissinger Commission on Central America. Bolten received his A.B. with distinction from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs (1976) and his J.D. from Stanford Law School (1980), where he was editor of the Stanford Law Review. Immediately after law school. Bolten served as a law clerk at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. During the fall semester of 1993, Bolten taught international trade at Yale Law School. “Nick Calio is a man with great experience in the workings of Capitol Hill and will make a terrific liaison to Congress. He is an individual who is respected by members of Congress on both sides of the aisle and will be a tremendous benefit to my Administration,” said President Bush. As assistant to the president for legislative affairs, Calio, 46, will be responsible for working with the leadership and members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives and helping to formulate and implement White House strategy on legislative issues. Prior to his service in the first Bush Administration, Calio served as deputy assistant to the president in charge of relations with the House. In January 1993, Calio co-founded O’Brien-Calio, a bipartisan lobbying firm. Calio was also vice president of the Duberstein Group, Inc., a legislative consulting firm; senior vice president of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, and a practicing attorney with the firm of Santarelli and Gimer. He currently serves as chairman of the board of the Congressional Institute, Inc., and on the board of directors for the Arneson Institute of Practical Politics and Public Affairs at Ohio Wesleyan University. Calio earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University. As director of the OMB, Daniels, 51, will help oversee the preparation of the federal budget and supervise its administration in executive branch agencies. In addition to its role in helping draft the president’s budget, the OMB also ensures that agency reports, rules, and proposed legislation remain consistent with the president’s budget and Administration policies. Daniels is currently senior vice president of corporate strategy and policy at Eli Lilly and Company, overseeing corporate strategic decision making, merger and acquisition activities, and corporate affairs on a global basis. Since January 1997, he has served on Lilly’s policy committee. Previously, Daniels served as the company’s president of North American pharmaceutical operations. From 1971 to 1982, Daniels served Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), then Indianapolis mayor, in various capacities, including chief of staff. Under Lugar’s chairmanship, he served as executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 1983 to 1984. In the Reagan Administration, Daniels served as an assistant to the president and as the Administration’s liaison to the nation’s state and local officials. He was named president and chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute in 1987. Daniels has a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a law degree from Georgetown University. |
Andrew H. Card Jr.