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1991.02.26 :  Appointment -- Ronnie Lancaster

Contact: John Gibbons 202/245-6343
February 26, 1991

       HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., has announced the
appointment of Ronny B. Lancaster of Washington, D.C., as
executive assistant to the secretary and White House liaison for
political personnel.
       In his new position, Lancaster, 39, is responsible for
coordinating and insuring implementation of programs and policies
throughout the Department of Health and Human Services.  He also
manages the department's political personnel (non-career)
program.
       Lancaster joined HHS in May 1990 as a special assistant
and deputy to the deputy under secretary for intergovernmental
affairs.  Since September, he has led a review of minority health
initiatives in the department.
       Before joining HHS, Lancaster had served since January
1988 as general counsel for Hamilton Enterprises of Long Beach,
Calif.  Prior to that he was senior Washington representative for
the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, specializing on
federal policy regarding state risk pools and health care for the
uninsured, as well as reform of the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program. 

       During 1984-1986 while at the Office of Personnel
Management, Lancaster helped administer the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, serving as head of the Fee-For-Service
Plans Division.

       Lancaster is a native Washingtonian.  He received his A.B.
in economics from Catholic University, his M.B.A. from the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his J.D.
from Georgetown University.  He is a member of the bars of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia Court
of Appeals.

       Lancaster and his wife Robin, a trial lawyer with the
Department of Justice, have a daughter, Raleigh.

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