Nomination of James P. Covey To Be an Assistant Secretary of State

The President today announced his intention to nominate James P. Covey, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs. This is a new position.

Since 1989, Mr. Covey has served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, 1986 - 89; as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs for the National Security Council in Washington, DC, 1985 - 86; as Deputy Executive Secretary at the U.S. Department of State, 1983 - 85; and as Deputy Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem, Israel, 1980 - 83.

Mr. Covey graduated from St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1965). He was born March 7, 1944, in Middletown, CT. Mr. Covey served in the U.S. Army, 1965 - 69. He is married, has children, and resides in Washington, DC.