Bonjean Joins Evans Commerce Team
U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans today announced that Ron Bonjean
will be joining his staff as Director of Public Affairs.
Rons
wealth of communications experience will play an integral role of
promoting our job creation and economic growth message from Main Street
to Wall Street, said Secretary Evans.
Bonjean
most recently was the press secretary for Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi.
Previously, Bonjean was tapped by House Republican Conference Chairman
J.C. Watts to serve as communications director. During the Bush-Cheney
2000 campaign, Bonjean was communications director for Deputy Co-Chairman
Watts during the 2000 Republican National Convention and led the Washington,
D.C. House Republican communications team during the Bush-Cheney recount
effort in Florida.
Bonjean
is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., Political
Science, 1993) and American University (M.A., Journalism and Public
Affairs, 1999).
Bonjean officially joins the Commerce Department on February 3.