Appointment of Don M. Newman as United States Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization With the Rank of Minister

The President today announced his intention to appoint Don M. Newman to be the Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The President also announced his intention to nominate Mr. Newman for the rank of Minister during his tenure of service as Representative. He would succeed Edmund Stohr.

Mr. Newman served as Acting Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC, 1989. In addition, he has served as Under Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, 1986 - 1989; Principal Deputy at the Department of Health and Human Services, 1985 - 1986; director of the Washington office of Indiana Governor Orr, 1980 - 1985; and director of the Washington office of Indiana Governor Bowen, 1973 - 1980. He also served as a registered pharmacist for 18 years in South Bend and Mishawaka, IN.

Mr. Newman graduated from Purdue University (B.S., 1947), Indiana University (M.S.B.A., 1972; M.B.A., 1989), and Georgetown University (J.D., 1979). He was born July 31, 1923, in Chicago, IL. Mr. Newman served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 1943 - 1945. He has two children and resides in Washington, DC.