The President today announced his intention to nominate Douglas P. Mulholland to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research). He would succeed Morton I. Abramowitz.
Since 1988 Mr. Mulholland has served as an analyst for domestic policy and research for the George Bush for President Committee. Between 1956 and 1979, he was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency serving in various capacities, including Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury for National Security, 1982 - 1987; Inspector at the Office of the Inspector General, 1979 - 1982; and Director of the Office of Current Operations, 1978 - 1979.
Mr. Mulholland graduated from Michigan State University (B.A., 1955; M.A., 1956). He is married and resides in Rockville, MD.
George Bush, Nomination of Douglas P. Mulholland To Be an Assistant Secretary of State Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/248029