Nomination of Edith E. Holiday To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

The President today announced his intention to nominate Edith E. Holiday to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Public Affairs and Public Liaison). She would succeed Margaret De Bardeleben Tutwiler.

Since September 1988 Ms. Holiday has been Acting Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Public Affairs and Public Liaison) in Washington, DC. Prior to this she was chief counsel and national financial and operations director for the Bush-Quayle '88 Presidential campaign and has served as director of operations for George Bush for President. She was also special counsel for the Fund for America's Future and Executive Director for the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries, 1984-1985. Ms. Holiday practiced law with the firm of Dow Lohnes & Albertson, 1983-1984, and with the firm of Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, 1977-1983. She also served as legislative director for then U.S. Senator Nicholas F. Brady.

Ms. Holiday graduated from the University of Florida (B.S., 1974; J.D., 1977). She was born February 14, 1952, in Middletown, OH. She is married to Terrence B. Adamson and currently resides in Washington, DC.