Appointment of J. Upshur Moorhead as a Special Assistant to the President

The President today announced his intention to appoint J. Upshur (Jay) Moorhead to be Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff. He will succeed James S. Rosebush.

Mr. Moorhead's major responsibility will be to serve as the White House coordinator for the President's Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives.

Since February 1981, Mr. Moorhead has been executive assistant to E. Pendleton James, Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel. During the 1980 general election, Mr. Moorhead worked in New England as director for the Republican National Committee's Commitment '80 program, which was the Republican Party's grass roots and volunteer get-out-the-vote effort in the general election. Prior to the Republican National Convention, Mr. Moorhead directed the George Bush campaign in several northeastern States. He also worked for 2 years as the New England director of the Republican National Committee's local elections division.

While living in New England, Mr. Moorhead was active in developing two nonprofit organizations which taught underprivileged and handicapped persons how to play tennis.

Mr. Moorhead, who was born in Washington, D.C., received his B.A. from the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. He is 29 years old and resides in Washington, D.C.