Biography

David J. Ryder was born in Billings, Montana

Billings, Montana

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 on October 14, 1955. He attended Boise State University

Boise State University

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Ryder worked for the United States Department of Commerce

United States Department of Commerce

The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903...

 as deputy commissioner general of the U.S. Pavilion

Pavilion

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 at the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition

1984 Louisiana World Exposition

The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was held 100 years after the city's earlier World's Fair, the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. It opened on Saturday, May 12, 1984 and ended on Sunday, November 11, 1984...

 1983-84, and then commissioner general 1984-85. From 1985 to 1986, he worked in the Office of the Vice President of the United States

Office of the Vice President of the United States

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 as Director of Advance. He was director of operations for TCOM Systems, Inc. from 1986 to 1988.

He was director of operations of the 1988 Republican National Convention

1988 Republican National Convention

The 1988 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana from August 15 to August 18, 1988. It was the second time that a major party held its conclave in one of the five states known as the Deep South, coming on the...

. After George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

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 won the 1988 U.S. presidential election

United States presidential election, 1988

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, Ryder was director of management and operations for Bush's transition team. From 1989 to 1990, he was Deputy Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President of the United States

Office of the Vice President of the United States

The Office of the Vice President includes personnel who directly support or advise the Vice President of the United States. The Office is currently headed by the Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States, currently Bruce Reed...

. In 1990-91, he was Deputy Treasurer of the United States

Treasurer of the United States

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In 1991, President Bush nominated Ryder to be Director of the United States Mint

Director of the United States Mint

The Director of the United States Mint is the head of the United States Mint. The position is currently vacant following the resignation of Edmund C. Moy in January 2011....

and he subsequently held this office from September 1992 to November 1993.