Appointment of Julius W. Becton, Jr., as a Member of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross

The President today announced his intention to appoint Julius W. Becton, Jr., Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to be a Governor of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross for a term of 3 years. He would succeed Samuel W. Speck, Jr.

Since 1985 Mr. Becton has been Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Previously, he was Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance at the Agency for International Development, 1984-1985. He graduated from Prairie View A&M (B.S., 1960) and the University of Maryland (M.S., 1967).

Mr. Becton is married, has five children, and resides in Springfield, VA. He was born June 29, 1926, in Bryn Mawr, PA.