*EPF506 02/16/01
Text: Bush to Nominate Taft as Legal Advisor to Secretary of State
(He was U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1989-1992) (210)

President Bush announced February 16 his intention to nominate William Howard Taft, IV to be Legal Advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell.

He was U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1989 to 1992 and prior to that Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Following is the White House text:

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

February 16, 2001

The President today announced his intention to nominate William Howard Taft, IV to be Legal Advisor to the Secretary of State.

He is currently a partner with the law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in Washington, D.C. Taft has served in a variety of positions within the federal government including U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1989 to 1992, and Deputy Secretary of Defense and General Counsel of the Department of Defense during the Reagan administration. He is a graduate of Yale University and received his law degree from Harvard University.

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