The President today announced his intention to nominate Galen Joseph Reser to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Governmental Affairs). He would succeed Edward R. Hamberger.
Since 1985 Mr. Reser has served as the director of the Office of the Illinois State Governor James R. Thompson in Washington, DC. Prior to this he held two positions in the Office of United States Senator Charles H. Percy of Illinois: director of legislation and projects, 1980 - 1984, and director of Illinois projects, 1979 - 1980.
Mr. Reser graduated from Bradley University School of Arts and Humanities (B.A., 1973). He currently resides in Alexandria, VA.
George Bush, Nomination of Galen Joseph Reser To Be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/248740