Appointment of Robert M. Kruger as Associate Counsel to the President

The President today announced the appointment of Robert M. Kruger to be Associate Counsel to the President. He will succeed John G. Roberts, Jr.

Since 1982 Mr. Kruger has been an associate in the Los Angeles and Washington offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He graduated from Cornell University (B.A., 1979) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1982). He is married and resides in Chevy Chase, MD. He was born May 7, 1957, in Passaic, NJ.