Nicolas P. Retsinas | |
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Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing | |
In office 1993–1998 | |
President | William Jefferson Clinton |
Preceded by | Arthur J. Hill |
Succeeded by | William C. Apgar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946 |
Nicolas P. Retsinas (born 1946) [1] is an American economist who served as United States Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing during the presidency of Bill Clinton. [2] He was later director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University,and chair of the board of commissioners of Rhode Island Housing. [3] [4]
Retsinas graduated from New York University,where he studied Economics,received a Master’s degree in City Planning from Harvard University,and a Doctorate in Public Service from Rhode Island College. [3]
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