Appointment of Robert Holmes Tuttle as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

January 13, 1989

The President today announced his intention to appoint Robert Holmes Tuttle to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Smithsonian Institution, for a term expiring October 23, 1994. He would succeed Robert Adam Mosbacher.

Mr. Tuttle is currently Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel at the White House in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was an automobile executive in southern California. He served on the executive committee of the California Republican Party from 1981 to 1982. In 1980 Mr. Tuttle served as cochairman of the California Reagan for President Committee.

Mr. Tuttle graduated from Stanford University (B.A., 1965) and the University of Southern California (M.B.A., 1968). He is married, has two children, and resides in Washington, DC.

Appointment of Mari Maseng as a Member of the National Council on Vocational Education

January 13, 1989

The President today announced his intention to appoint Mari Maseng to be a member of the National Council on Vocational Education for a term expiring January 17, 1992. She would succeed John H. Mackey.

Ms. Maseng is currently Assistant to the President, and Director of Communications and Planning at the White House. Prior to this she was press secretary for Senator Bob Dole's Presidential campaign. She was Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Liaison, 1986 - 1987, and a member of the President's speechwriting staff, from January 1981 to November 1983. Ms. Maseng has served as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Public Affairs, from November 1983 to April 1985, and was also vice president of the Beatrice Companies in Chicago, IL.

Ms. Maseng graduated from the University of South Carolina (B.A., 1975). She was born March 15, 1954, in Chicago, IL, and resides in Washington, DC.

Appointment of Alan Michael Kranowitz as a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council

January 13, 1989

The President today announced his intention to appoint Alan Michael Kranowitz to be a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council for the term expiring January 15, 1994. He would succeed Set Momjian.

Mr. Kranowitz is currently Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs at the White House. Prior to this he was Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. Mr. Kranowitz served previously as chief of staff to Congressman Tom Loeffler (R-Texas), as a professional staff member on the Senate Republican Policy Committee, and as Assistant Director for Legislative Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget. In 1971 - 1975, he was Director of Legislative Affairs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Mr. Kranowitz graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1963). He was born March 19, 1941, in New Britain, CT. He is married, has two children, and resides in Bethesda, MD.