Appointment of J. Edward Fox as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (House)

The President has appointed J. Edward Fox to be a Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (House). He will succeed Henry Gandy.

Mr. Fox most recently served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Previously he served as the Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary in charge of liaison with the House of Representatives in 1983-1984. He was a minority staff consultant with the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1975-1982. He also served as legislative assistant to Representative John R. Rousselot (R-CA) in 1974-1975 and as research assistant to Representative John Ashbrook (R-OH) in 1973-1974.

He graduated from Ohio State University (B.A., 1972) and George Washington University (M.A., 1976). He is married, has three children, and resides in Washington, DC. He was born December 1, 1948, in Columbus, OH.