Nomination of Harry N. Walters To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Army

The President today announced his intention to nominate Harry N. Walters to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs).

Since 1977 Mr. Walters has been president and chief executive officer of Potsdam Paper Corp., Potsdam, N.Y. In 1976-77 he was a management consultant with Howard Paper Mills, Inc., Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Walters was executive vice president of Standard Paper Manufacturing Co., Richmond, Va., in 1975-76. He previously held positions with the Kimberly Clark Corp. in Neehah, Wis., and New York City. In 1959-63 he served in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Walters was graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1959. He is married, has two children, and resides in Hannawa Falls, N.Y. He was born on June 4, 1936.