Jeff Vincent

Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

April 19, 1993
(Phone: 202/358-1898)

RELEASE: 93-70

JEFF LAWRENCE APPOINTED TO HEAD LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS FOR

NASA

NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin announced today the

appointment of Jeff Lawrence, a senior congressional staff aide
with extensive experience in space and aeronautics matters, as the
agency's Associate Administrator for Legislative Affairs.

"With his considerable knowledge of the legislative and

appropriations processes, as well as space, environmental and
technology issues, Jeff Lawrence is ideally suited to serve as
NASA's chief representative to the Congress today," Goldin said.

Mary D. Kerwin, currently the acting head of Legislative

Affairs, has been named that office's Deputy Associate
Administrator for Programs.

Lawrence last served on Capitol Hill as Legislative Director

for former Rep. Bill Green of New York. In that capacity, he was
Rep. Green's chief staff member on the House Appropriations
Committee and its Subcommittee on Veterans, HUD and Independent
Agencies, which has authority over NASA's budget. Rep. Green was
the ranking minority member of the subcommittee.

Currently, Lawrence is at The George Washington University as

Special Assistant to the President for Federal Affairs. In that
position, he serves as an advisor to the president, faculty and
administration on issues before Congress that are important to the
university and its research needs.
 Lawrence has substantial experience in developing legislative
strategies and drafting specific pieces of legislation and
amendments to implement them. He traveled extensively for the
subcommittee to oversee NASA's programs.

Working with the staffs of the full appropriations committee

and the subcommittee, Lawrence helped develop appropriations
bills, supplemental proposals and conference reports and assisted
the congressman in managing these matters on the House floor.
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Prior to joining Rep. Green in 1983, Lawrence was a Legislative

Assistant to Sen. Daniel K. Akaka of Hawaii, when he was a member
of the House, and to former Rep. Norman E. D'Amours of New
Hampshire. In these positions he advised the members on
environmental, energy and agricultural issues.

A 1972 graduate of Colby College, Waterville, Me., Lawrence

taught English and history and coached track in Kittery, Me. In
1990 and 1992, he received awards from the Council of Large Public
Housing Authorities for service to low-income housing and its
residents. In 1987, he was selected to participate in an exchange
program between the U.S. Congress and the West German Bundestag.

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