Nomination of Robert H.
Gentile To Be Director of the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement
October 5, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to nominate Robert H. Gentile to be
Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement at the
Department of the Interior. He would succeed Jed Dean Christensen.
Since
March 1988 Mr. Gentile has been Acting Director of the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement at the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was
liaison for coal affairs to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals
Management at the Department of the Interior, 1986 -
1988. He has also served as chief executive officer for the Ohio River
Collieries Co., 1982 - 1986; and president of the N&G Construction Co.,
1975 - 1982. From 1970 to 1975, Mr. Gentile was a Foreign Service officer,
serving with the Department of State and the Peace Corps.
Mr.
Gentile graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH (B.A., 1966)
and the University of Toledo (B.B.A., 1967; M.B.A.,
1969). He was born February 5, 1944, in Steubenville, OH. Mr. Gentile is single
and resides in Arlington, VA.
Appointment of Stephen
P. Farrar as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
October 5, 1988
The
President today announced the appointment of Stephen P. Farrar as Special
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs at the White House.
Mr.
Farrar, who will serve as the National Security Council's Senior Director for
International Economic Affairs, has been a member of the NSC staff since March
1986. Prior to joining the NSC staff, he was Chief of the Economic Affairs
Branch, International Affairs Division, at the Office of Management and Budget.
He has also served in the Department of Commerce.
Mr.
Farrar graduated from Bowdoin College (B.A., 1965) and Georgetown University (M.S. in Foreign
Service, 1967). He was a Department of Commerce graduate fellow at the University of Chicago, 1971. He is married to
Kathleen D. Clark. They have two children and reside in Springfield, VA. He was born January
27, 1944.
Nomination of Julia
Chang Bloch To Be a Member of the Peace Corps National
Advisory Council
October 5, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to nominate Julia Chang Bloch to be a
member of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council for a term of 2 years
expiring October 6, 1990. This is a new
position.
Since
1987 Mrs. Bloch has been Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia and Near East at the Agency for
International Development (AID) in Washington, DC. Prior to this she was
an Assistant Administrator at the Bureau for Food for Peace and Voluntary
Assistance at AID, 1981 - 1987. She was a fellow in the Institute of Politics at Harvard University, 1980 - 1981, and
Deputy Director of the Office of African Affairs at the U.S. International
Communications Agency, 1977 - 1980. Mrs. Bloch also served as a volunteer with
the Peace Corps in Sabah, Malaysia, 1964 - 1966.
Mrs.
Bloch graduated from the University of California at Berkeley (B.A.,
1964) and Harvard University (M.A., 1967). She was
born March 2, 1942, in Chefoo, China. Mrs. Bloch is married
and resides in Washington, DC.
Nomination of Stanley J. Glod To
Be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
October 5, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to nominate Stanley J. Glod to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission for the term expiring September 30, 1991. This is a
reappointment.
Since
1988 Mr. Glod has been Chairman of the Foreign Claims
Settlement Commission in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was
an attorney in Washington, DC., 1969 - 1987. From 1968
to 1969, he was an associate professor of international and comparative law at
the University of Virginia School of Law.
Mr.
Glod graduated from John Carroll University (A.B., 1958), Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1961), and the University of Munich (S.J.D., 1967). He was
born June 28, 1936, in Altoona, PA. He has served in the
U.S. Army since 1958. Mr. Glod has four children and
resides in Alexandria, VA.
Nomination of Gerald E.
Galloway, Jr., To Be a Member of the Mississippi
River Commission
October 5, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to nominate Gerald E. Galloway, Jr., to
be a member of the Mississippi River Commission. He would succeed Jerome
Bernard Hilmes.
Since
1979 Colonel Galloway has been professor and deputy head of the department of
geography and computer science at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY. Prior to this he was
district engineer in the Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers in Mississippi, 1974 - 1977. Colonel
Galloway has served in the U.S. Army since 1957.
Colonel
Galloway graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (B.S., 1957), Princeton University (M.S.E., 1962), U.S.
Army Command and General Staff College (M. Military Arts and
Science, 1968), Pennsylvania State University (M.P.A., 1974), and the
University of North Carolina (Ph.D., 1979). Colonel
Galloway was born November 27, 1935, in Mobile, AL. He is married, has six
children, and currently resides in West Point.
Nomination of Lance
Banning To Be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial
Fellowship Foundation
October 5, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to nominate Lance Banning to be a
member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship
Foundation for a term of 6 years. This is a new position.
Since
1973 Dr. Banning has been an assistant professor in the history department at
the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He was director of
graduate studies at the University of Kentucky from 1980 to 1984.
Dr.
Banning graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., 1964) and Washington University (M.A./Ph.D., 1972). He was born January
24, 1942,
in Kansas
City,
MO. Dr. Banning is married,
has one child, and resides in Lexington, KY.
Designation of Franz
Martin Oppenheimer as a Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the International
Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
October 5, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to designate Franz Martin Oppenheimer
to be a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for
Settlement of Investment Disputes for a term of 6 years. He would succeed Oscar
Schachter.
Since
1984 Mr. Oppenheimer has been a partner with the law firm of Kominers, Fort, Schlefer
& Boyer in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he was
a partner with the firm of Leva, Hawes, Symington,
Martin & Oppenheimer, 1959 - 1983.
Mr.
Oppenheimer graduated from the University of Chicago (B.S., 1942) and Yale Law School (LL.B., 1945). He was
born September 7, 1919, in Mainz, Germany. He is married, has
three children, and resides in Washington, DC.
Appointment of A. Wayne
Roberts as a Member of the National Commission for Employment Policy
October 5, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to appoint A. Wayne Roberts to be a
member of the National Commission for Employment Policy for a term expiring September
30, 1991.
This is a reappointment.
Since
1986 Mr. Roberts has been executive vice president for the Lake Champlain
Chamber of Commerce in Burlington, VT. Prior to this, he was
Deputy Under Secretary at the U.S. Department of
Education, 1983 - 1986, and the Secretary of Education's regional
representative to New England, 1981 - 1983. He also served as Deputy Director
for Personnel at the White House, 1981.
Mr.
Roberts graduated from Babson College (B.S., 1964) and the University of Massachusetts (M.B.A., 1967). He was
born February 25, 1944, in Boston, MA. He has three children
and resides in South Burlington, VT.
Appointment of Albert J.
Wohlstetter as a Member of the President's Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board
October 5, 1988
The
President today announced his intention to appoint Albert J. Wohlstetter to be a Member of the President's Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board for a term of 2 years. This is a reappointment.
Mr.
Wohlstetter is currently director of research for Pan
Heuristics in Los Angeles, CA. He has been president
of the European American Institute for Security Research, vice president of the
Security Conference on Asia and the Pacific, and a senior fellow at
the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He is also an author
of numerous articles and several books.
Mr.
Wohlstetter graduated from City College of New York
(B.A., 1935) and Columbia University (M.A., 1938). He was
born December 19, 1913, in New York City. He is married, has one
child, and resides in Los Angeles, CA.