Nomination of Wendell L. Willkie II To Be General Counsel of the Department of Education

The President today announced his intention to nominate Wendell L. Willkie II to be General Counsel, Department of Education. He would succeed Maureen E. Corcoran.

Mr. Willkie has been serving as Chief of Staff at the Department of Education since February of this year. Previously, he was at the White House as Associate Counsel to the President in 1984-1985; General Counsel at the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1982-1984; and an associate with the firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett in 1978-1982.

Mr. Willkie graduated from Harvard College (B.A., 1973), Oxford University, England (M.A., B.A., 1975), and the University of Chicago (J.D., 1978). He was born October 29, 1951, in Indianapolis, IN, and now resides in Washington, DC.