David W. Garrett
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                        
January 25, 1993
(Phone:  202/358-1600)


RELEASE:  93-15

VINCENT NAMED ACTING PUBLIC AFFAIRS HEAD 

     NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin today announced the 
appointment, effective immediately, of Geoffrey H. Vincent as 
Acting Associate Administrator for Public Affairs.

     On Jan. 21, the White House accepted the resignations of 
William A. Livingstone and Sue Mathis Richard, the Associate 
Administrator and Deputy Associate Administrator for Public 
Affairs, respectively.  Both were non-career executives who 
served at the pleasure of the President.  Their last day at NASA 
was Jan. 22.
 
     "Bill and Sue have provided outstanding service to NASA and 
to me personally," Goldin told a meeting of the Headquarters 
Public Affairs staff on Jan. 22.  "I extend to them my sincerest 
gratitude for their dedication and enthusiasm."  Livingstone came 
to NASA in May 1992; Richard in April 1990.  
 
     Vincent currently is Director of the Program Management 
Division in the Office of Public Affairs, where he oversees 
resources, administrative services, Freedom of Information 
requests and coordinates issues among various parts of the Public 
Affairs organization.  He joined NASA in December 1987 and served 
as a Public Affairs Officer and Special Assistant to the 
Associate Administrator for
Public Affairs before assuming his current position.
 
     Prior to coming to NASA, Vincent served for 4 years as a 
public affairs officer for the Department of the Navy.  He also 
spent 5 years reporting on legislative, regulatory and political 
issues for various Washington-based newsletters.  He received a 
B.A. degree from George Washington University and a M.A. degree 
in journalism from the University of Missouri.


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