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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (89113)	11/26/2000 10:36:37 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 769670

Geez,Andrew Card(named Chief of staff) is another choice of George Bush,Sr.......Card, 51, currently the Distinguished Fellow for Policy and Politics with the United States Chamber of Commerce, was president and chief executive officer of the American Automobile Manufacturers Association from 1993 until January of this year. In 1998, he also served as president of Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles, the industry’s international trade association, based in Paris. Card’s extensive background in government and politics included directing the Presidential Transition Office for U.S. President George Bush and serving in the Bush Administration as the nation’s eleventh secretary of transportation, and as deputy White House chief of staff and assistant to the president. As transportation secretary, Card had responsibility for a number of federal agencies, among them the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration. He also was appointed by President Bush to coordinate disaster relief efforts in Florida and Louisiana after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. While White House deputy chief of staff, Card managed White House day-to-day operations and participated in the full range of economic, foreign, and domestic policy development. Card also held positions with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, including deputy assistant to the president, and special assistant to the president in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. In 1988, he was a consultant to George Bush for President and to the Republican National Committee. From 1975 through 1983, Card served four two-year terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, including three terms as assistant Republican whip. In 1982, he was named Legislator of the Year by the National Republican Legislators’ Association, and he earned the Distinguished Legislator Award that same year from the Massachusetts Municipal Association. Following his graduation from the University of South Carolina in 1971 with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Card worked as a structural design engineer in the Boston area. His educational experience also includes the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. His present and past affiliations and board memberships include a variety of educational and non-profit institutions, and he is the recipient of numerous educational honors and awards. Card and his family live in Arlington, Virginia.