Nomination of Becky Norton Dunlop To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior

September 12, 1988

The President today announced his intention to nominate Becky Norton Dunlop to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife at the Department of the Interior. She would succeed William Pierce Horn.

Since 1987 Mrs. Dunlop has been Deputy Under Secretary at the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC. She is also a Special Representative to Meet and to Consider in Good Faith Such Issues Affecting the Relationship between the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States, 1988. Prior to this, Mrs. Dunlop was Special Assistant to the Attorney General for Cabinet Affairs at the Department of Justice, 1985 - 1987. She worked at the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel at the White House, 1983 - 1985; Special Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Cabinet Affairs, 1982 - 1983; and Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel, 1981 - 1982.

Mrs. Dunlop graduated from Miami University, Ohio (B.A., 1973). She was born October 2, 1951, in Minneapolis, MN. She is married and resides in Arlington, VA.

Nomination of Mary L. Schapiro To Be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission

September 12, 1988

The President today announced his intention to nominate Mary L. Schapiro to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 1989. She would succeed Aulana L. Peters.

Since 1984 Ms. Schapiro has been the general counsel and the vice president of the Futures Industry Association in Washington, DC. Prior to this, she served as the Counsel and Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1981 - 1984, and a trial attorney, 1980 - 1981.

Ms. Schapiro graduated from Franklin and Marshall College (B.A., 1977) and the National Law Center of George Washington University (J.D., 1980). She was born June 19, 1955, in New York, NY. She is married and currently resides in Washington, DC.

Appointment of Tommy Thomas as a Member of the Board of Visitors of the United States Naval Academy

September 12, 1988

The President today announced his intention to appoint Tommy Thomas to be a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Academy for a term expiring December 30, 1990. This is a reappointment.

Since 1965 Mr. Thomas has been owner of Tommy Thomas Chevrolet in Panama City, FL. Mr. Thomas attended the University of Alabama and the Aviation Mechanics and Aerial Gunnery School in 1943. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1943 - 1947, and the Reserves, 1947 - 1950. He was born July 7, 1925, in Elmira, NY. Mr. Thomas is married, has three children, and resides in Panama City Beach, FL.

Nomination of Larry K. Mellinger To Be United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank

September 12, 1988

The President today announced his intention to nominate Larry K. Mellinger to be the United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 3 years. He would succeed Jose Manuel Casanova.

Since 1986 Mr. Mellinger has been Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was senior vice president and chief financial officer for Gruma Corp., 1985 - 1986. From 1968 to 1984, he was with Union Bank in Los Angeles, CA, serving as senior vice president for planning and development, senior vice president for the international banking department, senior vice president for Asia and the Pacific, and vice president for Latin America.

Mr. Mellinger graduated from the University of Kansas (B.A., 1967; B.S., 1968). He was born April 28, 1944, in Bakersfield, CA. He is married, has two children, and currently resides in Bethesda, MD.