Appointment of Constance Horner as Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel

The President today announced the appointment of Constance Horner as Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel at the White House. She would succeed Charles Untermeyer.

Since 1990 Mrs. Horner has served as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to this, Mrs. Horner served as Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management, 1985 - 1990; Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 1983 - 1985; Director of VISTA and Acting Associate Director of ACTION, 1982 - 1983; and Deputy Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, 1981 - 1982. She was also appointed a member of the Commission on White House Fellowships and the Commission on Executive Exchange.

Mrs. Horner is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago. She was born February 24, 1942, in Summit, New Jersey. She is married, has two children, and resides in the District of Columbia.