December 15, 1981

The President today announced his intention to nominate John R. Bolton to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Program and Policy Coordination). He would succeed Alexander Shakow.

Mr. Bolton has been General Counsel, Agency for International Development, since February 1981. Previously he was an attorney with the firm of Covington and Burling in Washington, D.C., in 1974-81. He served on the personnel management transition team during the Presidential transition effort in 1980-81.

Mr. Bolton graduated from Yale College (B.A., 1970) and Yale Law School (J.D., 1974). He is married and resides in Vienna, Va. He was born October 20, 1948, in Baltimore, Md.

Nomination of Otto J. Reich To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development

December 15, 1981

The President today announced his intention to nominate Otto J. Reich to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Latin America and the Caribbean), United States International Development Cooperation Agency. He would succeed Abelardo Lopez Valdez.

Mr. Reich has been special assistant to the Administrator, Agency for International Development, since September 1981. He was director of Washington operations, Council of the Americas, in 1976-81; community development coordinator, city of Miami, Fla., in 1975-76; international representative, Florida Department of Commerce, in 1973-75; vice president for international development, Cormorant Enterprises, Miami, in 1972-73; research fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, in 1971-72; and staff assistant to Representative W. R. Hull, Jr., of Missouri, in 1970-71.

He graduated from the University of North Carolina (B.A., 1966) and Georgetown University (M.A., 1973). He is married, has one child, and resides in McLean, Va. He was born October 16, 1945, in Havana, Cuba.

Nomination of James Jay Jackson To Be a Member of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board

December 15, 1981

The President today announced his intention to nominate James Jay Jackson to be a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 1982. He would succeed John N. Dalton.

Since 1974 Mr. Jackson has been executive vice president, Fidelity Savings & Loan Association, Port Arthur, Tex. Previously he was loan officer, Beaumont Savings & Loan Association, Beaumont, Tex., in 1973 and branch manager, Republic of Texas Savings Association, Port Arthur, Tex., in 1972.

Mr. Jackson is president of the Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the National Energy Conference of the U.S. League of Savings Associations.

He graduated from Louisiana College (B.A., 1970). He is married, has two children, and resides in Port Neches, Tex. He was born on July 31, 1948, in Jennings, La.

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12/15/1981