For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 7, 2002
Nomination
President Bush Announced His Intention to Nominate Johnson to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional Affairs
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
one individual to serve as a member of his administration.
The President intends to nominate Karen Johnson of Virginia to be
Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional
Affairs. Currently, Ms. Johnson is Vice President of Social Marketing
and Public Affairs for Porter Novelli, where she provides strategic
public affairs and communications counsel for a variety of clients.
Prior to joining Porter Novelli, she was a fellow at the University of
Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communications. During the
Republican National Convention in 2000, she served as the Assistant
Convention Manager for Public Liaison. Ms. Johnson has traveled to
Cambodia and Thailand, serving as an instructor of Political
Communications and Public Relations with the International Republican
Institute. She also traveled to China and Hong Kong to serve as a
delegate for the American Council of Young Political Leaders. Ms.
Johnson received her bachelor's degree in communications from
Appalachian State University in North Carolina.
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