Appointment of Deane E. Hoffman as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

The President today announced the appointment of Deane E. Hoffman as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for International Economic Affairs at the National Security Council.

Mr. Hoffman served as National Intelligence Officer for Economics at the National Intelligence Council in Washington, DC. Mr. Hoffman is a career intelligence officer who has served in several positions within the Intelligence Directorate of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Mr. Hoffman was born in Norwood, MA, in 1942. He graduated from Babson College (B.A., 1966) and the University of Maine (M.A., 1978). He is married to the former Janet MacQuilken of Boston, MA, and has one daughter.