Nomination of Jill E. Kent To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

The President today announced his intention to nominate Jill E. Kent to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Management). She would succeed John F.W. Rogers.

Since 1985 Ms. Kent has been Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Management at the Department of the Treasury in Washington, DC. Prior to this she was Chief of the Treasury and General Services Branch at the Office of Management and Budget, 1984-1985. From 1981 to 1984, Ms. Kent was a senior budget examiner at OMB, responsible for the Internal Revenue Service account. She was Acting Chief of Legislative Reference at the Department of Health and Human Services, 1978-1980.

Ms. Kent graduated from the University of Michigan (B.A., 1970) and George Washington University (J.D., 1975; LL.M., 1979). She was born June 1, 1948, in Detroit, MI. Ms. Kent is married and resides in Washington, DC.