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Erskine Bowles

White House Chief of Staff · 1993–1997

Erskine Bowles, White House Chief of Staff. Erskine Boyce Bowles ( URR-skin BOWLS; born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and political figure who served as the 19th White House chief of staff from January 1997 to October 1998, under President Bill Clinton, and as the president of the University of North Carolina system from 2005 to 2010. He also ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 2002 and 2004 to represent North Carolina.

Positions

  • Administrator of the Small Business Administration1993-05-07–1994-10-03
  • White House Chief of Staff1997-01-20–1998-10-20

Biography

Erskine Boyce Bowles ( URR-skin BOWLS; born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and political figure who served as the 19th White House chief of staff from January 1997 to October 1998, under President Bill Clinton, and as the president of the University of North Carolina system from 2005 to 2010. He also ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 2002 and 2004 to represent North Carolina.

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