Appointment of Kevin H. Kruke as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison

The President today announced the appointment of Kevin H. Kruke to be Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison. He will succeed Donald A. Danner.

Since 1986 Mr. Kruke has served as the executive vice president of the American Trucking Association's Foundation and the Trucking Research Institute. From 1985 to 1986, Mr. Kruke worked at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he served as a congressional relations officer in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. From

1976 to 1984, Mr. Kruke served in a variety of positions at the Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility.

A 1975 graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Mr. Kruke received his B.A. in economics. He received his master of philosophy degree from George Washington University, specializing in environmental economics and industrial organization, in 1985. He was born April 22, 1954, in Wauwatosa, WI, and resides in Washington, DC.