Appointment of Bernard
A. Schriever as a Member of the President's Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board
September 21, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to appoint Bernard A. Schriever to be a member of the President's Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board for a term of 2 years. This is a reappointment.
Since
1966 General Schriever has been a management
consultant in Arlington, VA. Prior to this he served
in the U.S. Air Force, 1931 - 1964.
General
Schriever graduated from Texas A&M University (B.S., 1931) and Stanford University (M.A., 1942). He was
born September 14, 1910, in Bremen, Germany. He is married, has three
children, and resides in Washington, DC.
Nomination of Richard
Wood Boehm To Be United States Ambassador to Oman
September 21, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to nominate Richard Wood Boehm, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, as Ambassador to the
Sultanate of Oman. He would succeed George Cranwell
Montgomery.
After
5 years of employment in the private sector, Mr. Boehm joined the U.S. Foreign
Service in 1955. His assignments have included press officer at the Department
of State, 1955 - 1956; consular officer in Naha, Okinawa, 1956 - 1958; and an
economic and political officer for the U.S. Mission in Berlin, 1958 - 1962. Mr. Boehm
was a research analyst, then officer in charge for NATO political affairs in
the Bureau of European Affairs at the Department of State. He has served as
deputy chief of mission in Luxembourg, 1966 - 1968; senior
training at the National War College, 1968 - 1969; and press
officer in the Bureau of Economic Affairs, 1969 - 1971. He was counselor of
embassy for political-military affairs, successively, at the U.S. Embassies in Ankara, 1971 - 1974, and in Bangkok, 1974 - 1976; diplomat
in residence at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY, 1976 - 1977; and
Foreign Service inspector, 1977 - 1978. Mr. Boehm was deputy chief of mission
in Kathmandu, 1978 - 1980, and in Ankara, 1980 - 1983. In 1983
he served as a member of the U.S. delegation to the 38th
U.N. General Assembly. He was deputy examiner for the Board of Examiners for
the Foreign Service, 1984; and served as U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, 1984 - 1987. Mr. Boehm
is currently diplomat-in-residence and visiting professor at Howard University in Washington, DC.
Mr.
Boehm graduated from Adelphi University (A.B., 1950), George Washington University (M.A., 1969), and the
University of Paris, France, 1949. He was born June
25, 1926,
in New
York,
NY. Mr. Boehm has two
children and currently resides in Washington, DC.
Nomination of Thomas A. Thompson
To Be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
September 21, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to nominate Thomas A. Thompson to be a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska
Native Culture and Arts Development for a term of years prescribed by Public
Law 99 - 498 of October 17, 1986. This is a new
position.
Since
1987 Mr. Thompson has been a rancher in Heart Butte, MT. Prior to this he was
the superintendent for the public schools in Browning, MT, 1984 - 1987. In 1986
he was named National Indian Educator of the Year by the National Indian
Educator Association. From 1973 to 1979, he also served as a member of the
National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
Mr.
Thompson graduated from Northern Montana College (B.A., 1965) and the University of Montana (M. Ed., 1970). He was
born August 5, 1940, in Browning, MT. He is
married, has one child, and resides in Heart Butte, MT.
Appointment of Marion C.
Blakey as Deputy Assistant to the President for
Public Affairs and Communications Planning
September 21, 1988
The
President today announced the appointment of Marion C. Blakey
to be Deputy Assistant to the President for Public Affairs and Communications
Planning.
Since
1987 Ms. Blakey has been Special Assistant to the
President and Director of Public Affairs. Prior to this she was Director of
Public Affairs and Special Assistant to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of
Education, 1985 - 1987. From 1982 to 1984, she was Director of Public Affairs
at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Previously Ms. Blakey served as director of that agency's youth programs
and in its Office of Planning and Policy Assessment.
Ms.
Blakey holds a bachelor's degree from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia (1970), where she
majored in international relations. Ms. Blakey is
married, has one child, and resides in Washington, DC.
Appointment of Karen
Spencer as Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs
September 21, 1988
The
President today announced the appointment of Karen Spencer to be Deputy
Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs. She will succeed Andrew
H. Card, Jr.
Ms.
Spencer served as director of California Gov. George Deukmejian's
Washington office from October
1983 until September 1988. She also served as legislative advocate in Sacramento, CA, from October 1980
until October 1983, legislative assistant to Congressman Dick Cheney of Wyoming from January 1979 until
October 1980, and administrative assistant to the California State Senate in Sacramento, from April 1977 until
January 1978. She also served as a legislative assistant for the Los Angeles
City Council from October 1975 until April 1977.
Ms.
Spencer graduated from California State University at Los Angeles (B.A., 1974). She was
born in 1952 and currently resides in Arlington, VA.