Appointment of W. Dennis Thomas as Assistant to the President

The President announced today his intention to appoint W. Dennis Thomas as Assistant to the President.

Mr. Thomas most recently has been a partner and associate director of the national office of Touche Ross, an international accounting firm. He joined the firm in May 1985. From December 1983 to May 1985, Mr. Thomas worked in the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, serving as the President's liaison with the House of Representatives. From January 1981 to December 1983, he served as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury. From 1976 to 1981, Mr. Thomas served as administrative assistant to Senator William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE). From 1974 to 1976, Mr. Thomas was administrative assistant to Senator J. Glenn Beall, Jr. (R-MD). From 1971 to 1974, he served as executive assistant to Senator Beall, and from 1969 to 1970, he served as special assistant to then Congressman Beall. Mr. Thomas was a member of the administrative staff of the Carroll County, MD, board of education from 1967 to 1968.

He graduated from Frostburg State College in Frostburg, MD, in 1965. He received his master's degree from the University of Maryland in 1967. Mr. Thomas is married and has one son. He lives with his family in Bethesda, MD. Mr. Thomas is 41 years old.