Department of Defense Nomination of Robert W. Komer To Be Under Secretary for Policy.

The President today announced that he will nominate Robert W. Komer, of Alexandria, Va., to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. He would replace Stanley R. Resor, resigned.

Komer is Advisor to the Secretary of Defense on NATO Affairs.

He was born February 23, 1922, in Chicago, Ill. He received a B.S. from Harvard College in 1942 and an M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1947. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946.

Komer was with the Central Intelligence Agency from 1947 to 1961, and served as alternate National Security Council Planning Board member and staff assistant from 1958 to 1961. From 1961 to 1965, he was a senior staff member on the National Security Council.

From 1965 to 1966, Komer was Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and from 1966 to 1967, he was Special Assistant to the President. From 1967 to 1968, he was Deputy to the Commander of the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam.

From 1968 to 1969, Komer was U.S. Ambassador to Turkey. He was a consultant with the RAND Corp. from 1969 to 1976, and a consultant to the Secretary of Defense during 1977.