Nomination of Henry E. Thomas IV To Be an Assistant Secretary of Energy

The President today announced his intention to nominate Henry E. Thomas IV to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs).

Mr. Thomas is currently Director, Standards and Regulations Division, Air, Noise and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency. Previously Mr. Thomas was Senior Policy Officer, Radiation, Hazardous Materials, Noise Resource Recovery, at EPA in 1973-75. He was Director, Compliance and Enforcement, Cost of Living Council, Executive Office of the President, in 1971-73.

Mr. Thomas served in the U.S. Marine Corps and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1959) and the University of New Mexico (M.A., 1970).

Mr. Thomas is married, has one child, and resides in Alexandria, Va. He was born October 15, 1937, in Charlotte, N.C.