William L. Ball
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William L. Ball III held senior posts in the Reagan Administration, beginning as an Assistant Secretary of State under George Shultz in 1985 . He moved to the White House staff in 1986 as President Reagan’s chief lobbyist and liaison to Congress. After two years in that capacity, he was nominated by President Reagan and confirmed by the Senate to become the 67th Secretary of the Navy in 1988.
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[edit] Biography
Ball was born June 10, 1948 in Belton, SC and earned a Bachelor of Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1]
Before joining the Reagan Administration, Ball worked for ten years as a staff member for two former United States Senators: Herman Talmadge of Georgia and John Tower of Texas.[2] Previously, he served for six years as a naval officer aboard ship and then at the Navy Department in Washington, D.C., before being released from active duty in 1975.
He was President of the American Beverage Association (formerly the National Soft Drink Association) from 1990-2005.[3] He currently serves as Managing Director of the Loeffler Group, the Washington DC-based government affairs practice of Loeffler Tuggey Pauerstein Rosenthal LLP.
He was elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Asia Foundation in January 2002 .[4] He has been a member of the Foundation’s board since 1995, and served as vice chairman from January 1999 to December 2001.
Ball is president of the Navy Museum Foundation, a former member of the Board of Trustees for the Maine Maritime Academy, and a director of the Naval Historical Foundation.
[edit] Personal life
A native of South Carolina, Ball and his wife, Patty, have four daughters and reside in Alexandria, Virginia.
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[edit] References
- ^ Appointment of William L. Ball III as Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
- ^ WASHINGTON TALK: WORKING PROFILE: William L. Ball 3d; Taking Reagan Agenda To a New Capitol Hill - New York Times
- ^ "William Ball to Leave American Beverage Association," Jan. 2005: http://www.ameribev.org/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=60
- ^ "Asia Foundation Trustees & Officers" http://www.asiafoundation.org/About/ball.html
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| Preceded by James H. Webb |
United States Secretary of the Navy March 28, 1988 – May 15, 1989 |
Succeeded by Henry L. Garrett III |
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