Appointment of Sherrie S. Rollins as Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs

The President today announced his intention to appoint Sherrie S. Rollins to be Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Since 1990, Ms. Rollins has served as director of news information for ABC News in New York. Prior to this, she was Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1989 - 1990. She has also served as vice president of communications for the Oliver Carr Co. in Washington, DC, 1985 - 1989. Ms. Rollins was assistant press secretary for the 1984 Reagan-Bush campaign and director of media support for the 1984 and 1988 Republican National Conventions. In addition, she has served as executive director of the Business and Professional Association of Georgetown, 1981 - 1984.

Ms. Rollins graduated from the University of Virginia, receiving a bachelor of arts degree in communications. She was born June 11, 1958, in Roanoke, VA. She is married and resides in Alexandria, VA.