Appointment of Merlin P. Breaux as Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison

The President has appointed Merlin P. Breaux as a Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison. Mr. Breaux will have responsibility for economic issues.

Mr. Breaux most recently served as vice president of industrial relations for Gulf Oil Corp. in Houston, TX. Previously, he was vice president of human resources (1975-1976), director of labor relations (1968-1975), labor negotiator (1967-1968), and industrial relations assistant (1966-1967) at Gulf. He graduated from Lamar University in Beaumont, TX, in 1958, where he is currently vice chairman of the board of regents. He served in the United States Air Force in 1951-1953. He was recently appointed by President Reagan to the President's Advisory Committee on Mediation and Conciliation. He has been a member of the Business Roundtable and served on several of its committees.

Mr. Breaux is married and has five children. He was born January 15, 1932, in Edgerly, LA.