For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 11, 2002
Recess Appointment
President Bush Announced the Recess Appointment of Otto Reich to be An Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
President George W. Bush today announced the recess appointment of Otto
J. Reich to be an Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere
Affairs. The President announced the intention to nominate Mr. Reich
on March 22, 2001, and his nomination was transmitted to the Senate on
July 12, 2001.
Mr. Reich was most recently the President of RMA International
Inc. Reich served from 1986 to 1989 as U.S. Ambassador to
Venezuela and received the State Department's Exemplary Service Award
and Superior Honor Award. He was Special Advisor to the
Secretary of State from 1983 to 1986, during which time he established
and managed the inter-agency Office of Public Diplomacy for Latin
America and the Caribbean. In addition, he was Assistant Administrator
of the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1981 to
1983. He received his bachelor's degree from the University
of North Carolina and a Master's degree from Georgetown University.
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