The President today announced his intention to nominate John J. Easton, Jr., of Vermont, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Domestic and International Energy Policy. This is a new position.
Since 1989, Mr. Easton has served at the Department of Energy as General Counsel, 1991 - present; and as Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Energy Emergencies, 1989 - 91. Prior to joining the Department of Energy, Mr. Easton served with the law firm of Miller, Eggleston and Rosenberg, Ltd., 1987 - 89. Mr. Easton was twice elected attorney general of Vermont and served in that position from 1981 to 1985.
Mr. Easton graduated from the University of Colorado (B.S., 1964), and Georgetown University (J.D., 1970). He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1968. He was born June 16, 1943, in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Easton currently resides in Arlington, VA.
George Bush, Nomination of John J. Easton, Jr., To Be an Assistant Secretary of Energy Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/267455