Appointment of Theresa Ann Elmore as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs

The President has announced his intention to appoint Theresa Ann Elmore as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs. Ms. Elmore is currently the Director of White House Administration and the White House liaison for the arts and humanities.

Prior to joining the White House, Ms. Elmore was active in Republican politics serving as a member of the Reagan-Bush Inaugural Committee, national deputy finance director for the 1980 George Bush for President campaign, also served as adviser and finance director to several U.S. senatorial campaigns, and was on the Ford finance committee as well as inaugural and campaign staff of President Nixon.

Currently a member of the advisory board for the Center for the Study of the Presidency, Ms. Elmore is also a member of Outstanding Young Women of America, Charter 100, and Executive Women in Government.

Ms. Elmore graduated from Georgetown University School of Business Administration in 1973. She was born on October 10, 1949, in Bethesda, MD.