Appointment of Robert H. Tuttle as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel

The President today announced the appointment of Robert H. Tuttle as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel.

Mr. Tuttle has served as Special Assistant to the President in the Office of Presidential Personnel since December 1982.

A successful west coast business executive for the past 15 years, Mr. Tuttle served as president of three automobile dealerships in Los Angeles and Tucson prior to accepting his position on the White House staff.

An active member of the California Republican Party, Mr. Tuttle served as chairman of the budget and expenditures committee and deputy finance chairman and was a member of the executive committee. In 1980 he was cochairman of the California Reagan for President Committee.

Mr. Tuttle's civic and community involvement include service as a member of the national board of directors of the Boys Clubs of America, chairman of the board of Curtis School, and a member of the board of directors of the Los Angeles Red Cross and the Los Angeles Motor Car Dealers Association.

Mr. Tuttle, 41, holds a bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University and a master's of business administration from the University of Southern California. He is married to the former Donna Frame. They have two daughters, Tiffany and Alexandra, and reside in Washington, DC.