Rebecca Gernhardt Cox

Rebecca Cox
Rebecca Cox
	Director of the Office of Public Liaison
	In office; September 2, 1987 – January 20, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Mari Maseng
Succeeded by	Bobbie Kilberg
Personal details
Born	Rebecca Chase Gernhardt; October 23, 1954 (age 69); Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Christopher Cox (1992–present)
Education	DePauw University (BA); Catholic University (JD)

Rebecca Gernhardt Cox (previously Rebecca Gernhardt Range during

Director of the Office of Public Liaison during the administration of President Ronald Reagan

.

Career

Until the 2010 merger of

J. D. Power and Associates awards for Customer Satisfaction than any other airline in the world. As of 2010, Continental was the No. 1 Most Admired Global Airline in rankings by Fortune magazine, and had received this distinction every year from 2004 to 2009.^[4]

In 1993, while Cox was a top

Base Closure Commissions

.

Before joining

Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Liaison. In this capacity, she was responsible for leading President Ronald Reagan's primary outreach effort to the private sector. She was also appointed by President Reagan

to serve as Chairman of the Interagency Committee for Women's Business Enterprise.

Prior to her 1987 White House appointment, Cox served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation for Governmental Affairs. Her previous posting at the Department of Transportation was as Counselor to Secretary Elizabeth Dole (1984-1985) and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs (1983-1984).^[2]

During several previous years on Capitol Hill, Cox served as Chief of Staff to the

John Ashbrook (1976-1977).^[1]^[2]

Cox received a B.A. degree from DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, in 1976 and a J.D. degree from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University, Washington, D.C., in 1981.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

On August 29, 1992, Cox married then-U.S. Representative Christopher Cox.^[5] She was previously married to James Davis Range, an environmental lawyer and lobbyist.^[2]^[6]

References

^
ISBN 978-0160436116
.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Nominations—July–August: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session". Vol. 99, no. 344. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1986. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
^ "Rebecca Gernhardt Cox '76 Named Sr. VP at Continental Airlines". Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
^ Bethune, Gordon. From Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental's Remarkable Comeback (New York: Wiley & Sons, 1999).
^ Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin, 01 Oct 2001, "Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual"
^ Sullivan, Patricia (January 24, 2009). "James D. Range, at 63; was environmental lawyer, lobbyist". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2022-02-14.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN

Political offices
Preceded by Mari Maseng	Director of the Office of Public Liaison 1987–1989	Succeeded by Bobbie Kilberg

[Hearing2-1] 
ISBN 978-0160436116
.

[Hearing1-2] "Nominations—July–August: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session". Vol. 99, no. 344. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1986. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 2022-02-14.

[3] "Rebecca Gernhardt Cox '76 Named Sr. VP at Continental Airlines". Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2013-09-25.

[4] Bethune, Gordon. From Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental's Remarkable Comeback (New York: Wiley & Sons, 1999).

[5] Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin, 01 Oct 2001, "Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual"

[6] Sullivan, Patricia (January 24, 2009). "James D. Range, at 63; was environmental lawyer, lobbyist". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2022-02-14.

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