International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Nomination of William P. Dixon To Be U.S. Alternate Executive Director.

The President today announced that he will nominate William P. Dixon, of Alexandria, Va., to be U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He would replace Hal F. Reynolds. Dixon is general counsel and deputy staff director of the House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Dixon was born December 12, 1943, in Buffalo, N.Y. He received a B.S. in 1965 and a J.D. in 1970 from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

From 1970 to 1972, Dixon was an associate attorney with the Milwaukee law firm of Foley and Lardner. In 1972 and 1973, he was chief counsel to Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey.

Dixon was counsel to the House Judiciary Committee from 1973 to 1975. Since 1975 he has been general counsel and deputy staff director of the House Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee. In this position he has direct responsibility for all legal matters and legislation for the committee .and shares administrative and policy matters with the staff director. Dixon has worked on legislation dealing with foreign banking, international multilateral development banks, supervision and reform of domestic financial institutions, and consumer protection.