For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 26, 2001
President Bush Nominates Johnson to Serve in His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced his nomination of one
individual to serve in his administration.
The President nominated Stephen L. Johnson to be Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Toxic
Substances. He has served as Acting Administrator of the
EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances since
January. He has held a variety of positions at the
Environmental Protection Agency including Deputy Director of the Office
of Pesticide Programs from 1997 to 1999 and Executive Secretary of the
Scientific Advisory Panel for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act. Prior to joining the EPA, he served as the
Director of Operations at Hazelton Laboratories Corporation and Litton
Bionetics Incorporated. He is a graduate of Taylor
University in Indiana and received a Master's from George Washington
University.
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