Nomination of Arnold R. Tompkins To Be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services

The President today announced his intention to nominate Arnold R. Tompkins, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Management and Budget, succeeding Mary Sheila Gall, and to be Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, a new position.

Since 1989, Mr. Tompkins has served as Counselor to the Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC. In addition, he has served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1989 - 1990; and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Social Services Policy, 1985 - 1989.

Mr. Tompkins graduated from Bowdoin College (B.A., 1972) and Howard University (J.D., 1975). He was born July 4, 1950, in Washington, DC. Mr. Tompkins is married, has one child, and resides in Clinton, MD.