Nomination of Francis S. Blake To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

The President today announced his intention to nominate Francis S. Blake to be an Assistant Administrator (General Counsel) of the Environmental Protection Agency. He would succeed A. James Barnes.

Mr. Blake is currently a partner with the law firm of Swidler, Berlin & Strelow, Chtd. Previously, he was Deputy Counsel to Vice President Bush and Deputy Counsel to the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief (1981-1983); associate with Leva, Hawes, Symington, Martin & Oppenheimer (1978—1981); law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court (1977-1978); and law clerk to Judge Wilfred Feinberg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1976-1977).

Mr. Blake graduated from Harvard College (B.A., 1971) and Columbia Law School (J.D., 1976). He is married, has two children, and resides in Bethesda, MD. He was born July 30, 1949, in Boston, MA.