Appointment of H. Monroe Browne as a Member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships

The President today announced his intention to appoint H. Monroe Browne to be a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. This is an initial appointment.

Mr. Browne is currently a self-employed businessman in San Francisco, who recently served as United States Ambassador to New Zealand in 1981-1985. He was president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Contemporary Studies in San Francisco in 1976-1981. And previously, he served as management representative on the first appeals board of the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1972-1974; as president of Browne Cattle Co., Inc., 1948-1981; and as president of Hartman Concrete Materials Co., 1950-1970.

Mr. Browne graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., 1939). He is married, has three children, and resides in San Francisco, CA. He was born May 9, 1917, in Long Beach, CA.