THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                           (Dakar, Senegal)

                 PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES BERNARD ROSTKER
           AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FORCE MANAGEMENT POLICY
                      AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

The President today announced his intent to nominate Bernard Rostker to be Assistant Secretary for Force Management Policy at the Department of Defense.

Dr. Bernard Rostker, of Great Falls, Virginia, has served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower & Reserve Affairs since October 7, 1994. He is currently serving as the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses. From 1984 to 1994, Dr. Rostker worked for the RAND Corporation as Deputy Director of the Army studies and analysis center, and then as Director of the Defense Manpower Research Center. From 1983 to 1984, he worked for Systems Research and Applications Corporation. From 1981 to 1983, he was with the Center for Naval Analyses, after serving as the Director of Selective Service from 1979 to 1981. From 1977 to 1979, he was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, after working for RAND from 1970 to 1977. From 1966 to 1970, he served as an economist in the Manpower Requirements Directorate of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis.

Dr. Rostker received his B.S. in Education and Economics from New York University in 1964, and his MS and Ph.D. in Economics from Syracuse University in 1966 and 1970.

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy is responsible for developing policies, plans, and programs for military and civilian personnel management, including recruitment, education, career development, equal opportunity, compensation, recognition, discipline, and separation of all Department of Defense personnel.

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