September 18, 1985
The President today announced his intention to nominate Mary L. Walker to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Environment, Safety, and Health). She would succeed William Addison
Vaughan.
Since 1984 Ms. Walker has been serving as Deputy Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.
Previously, she was Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Land and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, in 1982 - 1984; associate (1976 - 1979) and partner (1979 - 1982) in the
law firm of Richards, Watson, Dreyfuss & Gershon in Los Angeles, CA; and an attorney with
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. and subsidiaries in 1973 - 1976.
Ms. Walker graduated from the University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1970) and Boston
University Law School (J.D., 1973). She was born December 1, 1948, in Dayton, OH, and now
resides in Bethesda, MD.