Appointment of John F. W. Rogers as Assistant to the President for Management and Administration

The President today announced the appointment of John F. W. Rogers to be Assistant to the President for Management and Administration. Mr. Rogers has been serving as Deputy Assistant to the President for Management since February 1982. He joined the White House staff in January 1981 as Special Assistant to the President for Administration, responsible for the day-to-day administrative operations at the White House.

In addition to his responsibilities for White House administration and management, Mr. Rogers will continue to serve as Director of the Office of Administration (a statutorily independent agency within the EOP). In his new position Mr. Rogers will continue to report to the President through Richard G. Darman and James A. Baker III.

During the Presidential transition, Mr. Rogers was executive assistant to James A. Baker III, director of the White House transition team. Before joining the White House transition team, Mr. Rogers was assistant to the president for administration at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI).

Mr. Rogers is a graduate of George Washington University and recipient of the Trautman Scholarship. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Capitol Historic Society. He was born in Seneca Falls, N.Y., on April 15, 1956.