Appointment of Lawrence F. O'Donnell as United States Representative to the Western Interstate Nuclear Board

The President today announced his intention to appoint Lawrence F. O'Donnell to be the Representative of the United States on the Western Interstate Nuclear Board. He would succeed Jack Westland.

Mr. O'Donnell is president and founder of Senior Policy Associates, Inc., a consulting firm. Previously he was director of public affairs, director of advanced planning, and assistant to the president at General Atomic Co. in San Diego, Calif. (1972-1982). He was Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in 1966-1972.

He graduated from Harvard College (A.B.) and attended Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He is married, has six children, and resides in La Jolla, Calif. He was born August 2, 1928, in Taunton, Mass.