Appointment of Roman Popadiuk as a Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs

The President today announced the appointment of Roman Popadiuk as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Popadiuk has served since March 14, 1988, as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs and had previously served as an Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs since July 1986. Mr. Popadiuk has been a career Foreign Service officer since 1981. He served in Mexico City from 1982 to 1984, where he did consular and political work and was special assistant to the Ambassador. From 1984 to 1986, he had a tour with the Department of State and the National Security Council. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he was an adjunct lecturer in political science at Brooklyn College in New York City.

Mr. Popadiuk graduated from Hunter College (B.A., 1973) and the City University of New York (Ph.D., 1981). He is married to the former Judith Ann Fedkiw. They have four children and reside in Bethesda, MD.