Appointment of Harry J. Gray as a Member of the President's Export Council

The President today announced his intention to appoint Harry J. Gray to be a member of the President's Export Council. He would succeed Clayton Yeutter.

Since 1972 Mr. Gray has been chief executive officer, and since 1974 he has held the additional title of chairman, United Technologies Corp. Previously, he was with Litton Industries for 17 years and held the following positions: corporate vice president, 1958; group vice president, 1961; senior vice president, 1964; executive vice president, 1967; and senior executive vice president, 1969. He graduated from the University of Illinois (B.S., 1941 and M.S., 1947). Mr. Gray is married, has two children, and resides in Farmington, CT. He was born November 18, 1919.