Appointment of Lauro F. Cavazos as a Governor of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross

November 4, 1988

The President today announced his intention to appoint Lauro F. Cavazos to be a Governor of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross for a term of 3 years. He would succeed Troy Kenneth Cribb, Jr.

Since September 1988 Secretary Cavazos has been Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was president of Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 1980 - 1988.

Secretary Cavazos graduated from Texas Tech University (B.A., 1949; M.A., 1951) and Iowa State University (Ph.D., 1954). He was born January 4, 1927, at the King Ranch, TX. He served in the U.S. Army, 1945 - 1946. He is married, has 10 children, and currently resides in Washington, DC.

Accordance of the Personal Rank of Ambassador to Arthur Clement Latno, Jr., While Serving as Chairman of the United States Delegation to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference

November 4, 1988

The President today announced his intention to accord the personal rank of Ambassador to Arthur Clement Latno, Jr., in his capacity as chairman of the U.S. delegation to the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference (WATTC - 88).

Mr. Latno is a veteran of more than 34 years in the telephone industry. He has been executive vice president of the Pacific Telesis Group since 1978. From 1975 to 1978, he was vice president for external affairs at Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, and from 1972 to 1975 was vice president for regulatory matters. Prior to this Mr. Latno held numerous other positions with Pacific Telephone and Telegraph.

Mr. Latno graduated from the University of Santa Clara (B.A., 1951). He was born May 14, 1929, in Ross, CA. He is married, has seven children, and resides in San Rafael, CA.

Designation of Julian Joseph Vigneault III as United States Commissioner of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission

November 4, 1988

The President today announced his intention to designate Julian Joseph Vigneault III as United States Commissioner on the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission. He would succeed Sharon L. Shipley.

Since 1986 Mr. Vigneault has been president of the Vigneault Co. in Little Rock, AR. Previously he was a field man for Southern States at the National Republican Congressional Committee in Washington, DC, 1985 - 1986.

Mr. Vigneault attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He was born March 28, 1954, in Furstenfeldbruck, Germany. He is married, has one child, and resides in Little Rock.