United States Office of Consumer Affairs Appointment of Edward B. Cohen as Deputy Director.

The President today announced the appointment of Edward B. Cohen, of Washington, D.C., as Deputy Director of the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs. He replaces Rodney Leonard, resigned.

Cohen has been General Counsel of the Office of Consumer Affairs since 1978.

He was born October 13, 1949, in Washington, D.C. He received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1971 and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1974.

From 1971 to 1974, Cohen was on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, and from 1974 to 1977, he was counsel to that committee. From 1977 to 1978, he was Special Counsel to the Director of Special Affairs of the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs.