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Personnel Announcement
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 19, 2006

Personnel Announcement



President George W. Bush today announced that he has named Joel D. Kaplan
to serve as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for
Policy. In this role, Mr. Kaplan will be responsible for the policy
development process in the White House. He will work closely with the four
policy councils and the Cabinet agencies to provide the President with the
best possible advice on all policy matters.

"Joel Kaplan is a man of great talent, intellect, and experience who
possesses a deep knowledge of policy and budget processes. He is
well-respected in the Cabinet and White House, and he will help me and
Chief of Staff Josh Bolten develop policies that meet our Nation's
priorities and needs. I appreciate his continued service to our country,"
President Bush stated.

Mr. Kaplan has served as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
Budget since he was nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate
to that position in 2003. He previously served as Special Assistant to the
President in the Office of the Chief of Staff. Earlier in his career, Mr.
Kaplan was a law clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court of
the United States and for Judge Michael Luttig on the United States Court
of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He served for four years in the United
States Marine Corps. Mr. Kaplan is a graduate of Harvard College and
Harvard Law School.

Mr. Kaplan will join Joe Hagin and Karl Rove as Deputy Chiefs of Staff to
the President in the Office of Chief of Staff Josh Bolten. Joe Hagin has
served as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff since
January 2001. Karl Rove has served as Assistant to the President, Deputy
Chief of Staff, and Senior Advisor since 2005, and he served as Senior
Advisor from 2001 through 2005.

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