Appointment of John L. Loeb, Jr., as a United States Representative to the 38th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

The President today announced his intention to designate Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr., as a Representative of the United States of America to the 38th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Prior to this, Ambassador Loeb has been successfully serving as Ambassador to Denmark since July of 1981. Ambassador Loeb had been with Loeb, Rhoades and Co., of New York City, from 1956-1981, as general partner (1959-1973) and limited partner (1973-1981). Since 1979 he had been president of John L. Loeb, Jr., Associates of New York, N.Y. He has also served as special adviser to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller on environmental matters (1967-1973), chairman of the New York State Council on Environmental Advisors (1970-1975), and of the Governor's Keep New York State Clean Program (1971-1975), and chairman of the Holly Sugar Corp. (1969-1971). He has served as director of John Morrell and Co., Atlantico del Golfo, the American Star Insurance Co., International Rescue Committee, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Rio Grande Industries.

Mr. Loeb graduated from Harvard College (B.A., 1952) and Harvard Business School (M.B.A., 1954). He served in the U.S. Air Force as first lieutenant in 1954-1956. He has two children and resides in Purchase, N.Y. He was born May 2, 1930, in New York, N.Y.