Appointment of Edward V. Hickey, Jr., as Assistant to the President and Director of Special Support Services

The President today announced his intention to appoint Edward V. Hickey, Jr., to be Assistant to the President and Director of Special Support Services.

Mr. Hickey has been serving as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Special Support Services since January 20, 1981. Previously he served as acting counsellor for administration at the United States Embassy in London. Mr. Hickey served as senior regional security officer for the United States Embassies in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Iceland in 1978-80; Assistant Director of the Office of Security at the Department of State in 1975-78; Executive Director of the California State Police in 1969-75; and was a special agent of the U.S. Secret Service in 1964-69.

Mr. Hickey graduated from Boston College (B.S., 1960). He served in the United States Army in 1954-56. Born in Dedham, Mass., on July 15, 1935, he is married to the former Barbara Burke of Boston. They have seven sons, ranging in age from 22 to 12, and they reside in Virginia.