Nomination of Thomas Lawrence Sansonetti To Be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior

The President today announced his intention to nominate Thomas Lawrence Sansonetti to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC. He would succeed Martin Lewis Allday.

Since 1989 Mr. Sansonetti has served as administrative assistant and legislative director for Representative Craig Thomas. Prior to this, he served as Associate Solicitor for Energy and Natural Resources in the Office of the Solicitor at the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC, 1987 - 1989, and founding partner of the law firm Sheehan, Stevens, and Sansonetti in Gillette, WY, 1980 - 1987.

Mr. Sansonetti graduated from the University of Virginia (B.A., 1971; M.B.A., 1973) and Washington and Lee University (J.D., 1976). He was born May 18, 1949, in Hinsdale, IL. Mr. Sansonetti is married and resides in Washington, DC.