William L. Ball

William Ball
67th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
March 28, 1988 – May 15, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byJim Webb
Succeeded byHenry Garrett
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
In office
February 28, 1986 – March 28, 1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byM. B. Oglesby
Succeeded byAlan Kranowitz
20th Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
In office
April 2, 1985 – February 28, 1986
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byWilliam Bennett
Succeeded byEdward Fox
Personal details
Born (1948-06-10) June 10, 1948 (age 76)
Belton, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
EducationGeorgia Institute of Technology (BS)

William Lockhart Ball III[1] (born June 10, 1948) is an American former government official and political appointee. He held senior posts in the Reagan Administration, beginning as an Assistant Secretary of State under George Shultz in 1985 . He moved to the White House staff in 1986 as President Reagan's chief lobbyist and liaison to Congress. After two years in that capacity, he was nominated by President Reagan and confirmed by the Senate to become the 67th Secretary of the Navy in 1988.

  1. ^ "PN885 — William Lockhart Ball III — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. March 23, 1988. Retrieved December 5, 2017.