Nomination of Joseph A. Cannon To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

The President today announced his intention to nominate Joseph A. Cannon to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Air, Noise and Radiation). He would succeed Kathleen M. Bennett.

Since 1981 he has been serving as Associate Administrator for Policy and Resources Management at the Environmental Protection Agency. Previously he was an associate with the law firm of Andrews, Kurth, Campbell & Jones in 1979-1981; associate with the firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in 1978-1979; and law clerk to Judge Aldon J. Anderson, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in 1977-1978.

Mr. Cannon graduated from Brigham Young University (B.A., 1974; J.D, 1977). He is married, has four children, and resides in Annandale, Va. He was born July 31, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah.