Appointment of Three Members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations for terms of 2 years:

F. Keith Adkinson will succeed Albert H. Quie. He is managing partner for the law firm of Adkinson & Lebow in Washington, D.C. Previously he was with the law firm of Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the University of Virginia (B.A., 1966) and the University of Virginia Law School (J.D., 1969). He is married, has one child, and resides in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. He was born May 26, 1944, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Philip Caldwell will be reappointed. He has been with Ford Motor Co. since 1953 and currently serves as chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer. He was designated deputy chief executive officer and named president in 1978. He became chief executive officer in 1979 and assumed his present position on March 13, 1980. He graduated from Muskingum College (B.A.) and Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He is married, has three children, and resides in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. He was born March 14, 1925, in Detroit, Mich.

Robert P Visser will succeed Kenneth Dale Naden. He is president and chief executive officer of Vistra International, Inc., in Washington, D.C. Previously he was a partner in the law firm of Peabody, Rivlin, Lambert & Meyers in 1980-1982. He graduated from the City College of the City University of New York (B.S., 1963) and the George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1966). He is married, has three children, and resides in Vienna, Va. He was born October 7, 1940, in New York, N.Y.