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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release October 2, 2000

PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES MARK A. WEINBERGER AS A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL

SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD

The President today announced his intent to nominate Mr. Mark A. Weinberger to serve as a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board.

Mr. Mark A. Weinberger, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, is currently the Director of National Tax for Ernst & Young LLP. Previously, he served as Chief of Staff and Counsel to the President's 1994 Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform. Mr. Weinberger also served as Chief Tax and Budget Counsel to Senator John Danforth. In addition, he was a Commissioner of the National Commission on Retirement Policy.

Mr. Weinberger is a graduate of Emory University. He received M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from Case Western Reserve University and a M.A. degree in Tax Law from Georgetown University Law Center.

The Social Security Advisory Board, created in 1994, is an independent, bi-partisan Board that is responsible for advising the President, Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on matters related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.

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