Appointment of Alfred H. Kingon as Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the President

The President today announced his intention to appoint Alfred H. Kingon to be Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the President. Mr. Kingon will succeed Craig L. Fuller, who will assist the Chief of Staff in coordinating the transition for the next few months before returning to the private sector.

Mr. Kingon has been serving as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Policy Planning and Communications since March 1984. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Economic Policy (1983-1984).

Previously he was with Macro Communications, Inc., in New York City, serving as editor in chief of Financial World (1973-1983) and Saturday Review (1980-1982) and editor of Money & Credit (1970-1973). He was portfolio manager for the Businessman's Fund in 1969-1971; security analyst, vice president, and director of research for Scheinman, Hochstin & Trotta in 1967-1969; and investment adviser with Burnham & Co. in 1963-1967. He was a member of the executive committee of the President's Private Sector Survey for Cost Control Task Force (1983-1984) and the President's National Productivity Advisory Committee (1982-1983).

Mr. Kingon graduated from Union College (B.S., 1953) and attended New York University Graduate School of Business Administration in 1956-1961. He is married, has one child, and resides in Washington, DC. He was born May 11, 1931, in Brooklyn, NY.