Appointment of Linda Lugenia Arey as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison

The President today announced his intention to appoint Linda Lugenia Arey to be Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison.

Ms. Arey is currently Executive Secretary to the Department of Transportation. Previously, she was special assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Transportation (1983-1984); special assistant, Office of Public Affairs, Department of Justice (1982-1983); and special assistant to the Executive Secretary, Department of Education (1981-1982). She served as assistant dean at the University of Richmond School of Law from 1978 to 1981 and was project director of the Mental Health Legal Studies Center at the university from 1977 to 1978.

Ms. Arey graduated from the College of William and Mary (B.A., 1966), Wake Forest University (M.A., 1975), and the University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., 1977). She was born November 25, 1944, in Savannah, GA, and resides in Washington, DC.