Nomination of James F.
McGovern To Be Under Secretary of the Air Force
The
President today announced his intention to nominate James F. McGovern to be
Under Secretary of the Air Force. He would succeed Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Since
1982 Mr. McGovern has been staff director and chief counsel of the Senate
Committee on Armed Services. Previously, he was general counsel to the Senate
Committee on Armed Services under the chairmanship of
Mr.
McGovern graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy (B.S., 1969) and
Nomination of Frank E.
Young To Be the United States Representative on the
Executive Board of the World Health Organization
The
President today announced his intention to nominate Frank E. Young to be
Representative of the
Since
July 1984 Dr. Young has been Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration.
Previously, he was affiliated with the Strong Memorial Hospital and the
University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, in the following positions: chairman,
department of microbiology and professor of microbiology, of pathology and of
radiation biology and biophysics, 1970 - 1979; dean of the School of Medicine
and Dentistry and director of the Medical Center, 1979 - 1984; chairman of the
executive hospital committee of Strong Memorial, 1979 - 1984; chairman of the
medical advisory committee, Monroe Community Hospital, 1979 - 1984; and
pathologist, Strong Memorial Hospital, 1974 - 1984. After internship and
residency in pathology in university hospitals in Cleveland, OH, Dr. Young
served on the faculty of Case Western Reserve University, 1962 - 1965; Scripps
Clinic and Research Foundation, 1965 - 1970; and University of California at
San Diego, 1967 - 1970.
Dr.
Young graduated from Union College (B.S.), State University of New York (M.D.,
1956), and