Appointment of Abe Pollin as a Member of the International Cultural and Trade Center Commission

The President today announced his intention to appoint Abe Pollin to be a Member of the International Cultural and Trade Center Commission for a term expiring August 20, 1989. This is a new position.

Since 1973 Mr. Pollin has been chairman of the board of the Capital Centre in Landover, MD. He is also the owner of the Washington Bullets professional basketball team.

Mr. Pollin graduated from George Washington University (B.A., 1945). He was born on December 3, 1923, in Philadelphia, PA. He is married, has two children, and resides in Bethesda, MD.