Appointment of Nancy J. Risque as Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs

The President today announced his intention to appoint Nancy J. Risque to be Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.

Ms. Risque has served as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs since 1982 and currently serves as Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs. She was designated a member of the U.S. delegation to the World Conference To Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, which was held last July in Nairobi, Kenya. Ms. Risque is also a member of the President's Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise.

Ms. Risque has been with the Reagan administration since January 1981. Previously, she was a government affairs representative for private industry; a Ford administration appointee at the Commerce Department; and a publicist. She also worked in program and campaign development for the Republican Party. She has a bachelor of arts degree from Radford College and currently resides in Virginia.