Shortly after George W. Bush was elected governor of Texas, he
appointed Alberto Gonzalez as senior adviser to the governor. I need
the date that Gonzalez was appointed by Gov. Bush.

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 07 Aug 2005 08:46 PDT

Good morning rjh77.

All articles mention January, 2001, though no "date" is given.



"Gonzales served in Bush's administration when the president was
governor of Texas, and was named White House counsel in January 2001."

Souce:  ABC News
( http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=241596&page=1 )



"Prior to serving at the Department of Justice, he was commissioned as
Counsel to President George W. Bush in January of 2001."

Source:  United States Department Justice 
( http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/aggonzalesbio.html )


"Prior to serving at the Department of Justice, he was commissioned as
White House Counsel to President George W. Bush in January of 2001."

Souce:  Whitehouse.gov
( http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/gonzales-bio.html )


Would this be an acceptable answer or do you need the exact date in January?

Regards,

Nenna-GA

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Clarification of Question by rjh77-ga on 07 Aug 2005 09:31 PDT

Hello! I do need the actual date in January if possible. 
MUCH appreciated,
rjh77

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 07 Aug 2005 11:20 PDT

rjh77:

I will do some more digging and get back to you soon!

Regards, 

Nenna-GA

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Request for Question Clarification by denco-ga on 07 Aug 2005 12:32 PDT

Howdy rjh77-ga,

There is the following from the White House web page on Mr. Gonzales.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/gonzales-bio.html

"Before his appointment to the Texas Supreme Court in 1999, he served
as Texas' 100th Secretary of State from December 2, 1997 to January 10,
1999. Among his many duties as Secretary of State, Gonzales was a senior
advisor to then Governor Bush ..."

Would the above answer your question?  Thanks!

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

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Clarification of Question by rjh77-ga on 07 Aug 2005 13:36 PDT

Yes, there was an initial misunderstanding. Sorry, I'm running on
little sleep. I am, in fact, looking for the date (day) Gonzalez was
appointed senior advisor to Bush while he was GOVERNOR OF TEXAS. I
have found mention that it was soon after he was elected in 1994 but
can't locate the day.

Thanks for your comments!
- rjh77

Hi rjh77,

Unless I'm misunderstanding the question, I thought you wanted to know
when he was senior advisor to George W. Bush when he was elected
Governor which would be in 1994. George W. Bush was elected Governor
of Texas on Nov. 8,1994, which would mean Alberto Gonzales would have
been appointed in either Nov. or Dec. of 1994.

"As governor, Bush brought Gonzales into his administration in 1994 as
a senior adviser to the governor, chief elections officer, and the
governor's lead liaison on Mexican and border issues..."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=241596&page=1


"In private practice, Gonzales joined the law firm of Vinson & Elkins
in Houston in 1982, and eventually was named a partner in the firm. As
governor, Bush brought Gonzales into his administration in 1994 as a
senior adviser to the governor, chief elections officer, and the
governor's lead liaison on Mexican and border issues. Gonzales was
named Texas' secretary of state in December 1997 and served until
January 1999, when he was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court. He was
a justice until January 2001, when Bush invited him to join his
administration in Washington."

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/8005

Best regards,
Rainbow