Appointment of Two Members of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States for terms of 3 years:

Arnold I. Burns, Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice, and Deputy Attorney General-designate. He would succeed Daniel Oliver. Mr. Burns has been an Associate Attorney General since January of this year. Previously he was a practicing attorney and chairman of the management committee of Burns, Summit, Rovins & Feldesman, 1960-1985. He graduated from Union College (A.B., 1950) and Cornell Law School (J.D., 1953). Mr. Burns is married, has two children, and resides in Washington, DC. He was born April 14, 1930, in New York City.

Mark Sullivan III, Associate Director for Legal and Financial Affairs, Office of Presidential Personnel. He would succeed Linda Chavez Gersten. Mr. Sullivan has been in the Office of Presidential Personnel since 1985. Previously he was a partner with the law firm of Baker & Hostetler, 1984-1985. He graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1964) and the University of Virginia (LL.B., 1967). Mr. Sullivan is married, has two children, and resides in Bethesda, MD. He was born December 18, 1941, in Washington, DC.