March 12, 1984
The President today announced his intention to accord the personal rank of Ambassador to
Andrew E. Gibson, of New Jersey, in his capacity as Special Envoy on International Labor
Organization Matters.
Mr. Gibson served in the United States Navy in 1951 - 1953 as lieutenant. In 1953 - 1971 he was
assistant to the treasurer and advanced to senior vice president at Grace Line, Inc., in New York,
NY. He was Assistant Secretary of Commerce in Washington, DC, in 1969 - 1972. In 1973 -
1974 he was president of Interstate Oil Transport in Philadelphia, PA, and chairman of General
Dynamics Shipyard in Quincy, MA, in 1974 - 1975. He was president of Maher Terminals in
Jersey City, NJ, in 1975 - 1977 and consultant at Harbridge House in Boston, MA, in 1978 -
1979. He was president of Delta Steamship Lines in New Orleans, LA, in 1979 - 1982. Since
1983 he has been chairman of American Automar, Inc., in Washington, DC. Since 1984 he has
been Special Envoy on International Labor Organization Matters, Department of State.
Mr. Gibson graduated from Brown University (B.A., 1951) and New York University (M.B.S.,
1959). He was born February 19, 1922, in New York, NY.