Appointment of Vincent P. Barabba as United States Representative on the Population Commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council

The President today announced his intention to appoint Vincent P. Barabba to be the Representative of the United States of America on the Population Commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. He would succeed Maj. Gen. William H. Draper, Jr.

Mr. Barabba is currently director, market intelligence, of the Eastman Kodak Co. Previously he served as Director, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce (1979-1981 and 1973-1976); manager, market research, Xerox Corp. (1976-1979); chairman of the board, Decision Making Information (1969-1973); and president, Datamatics, Inc. (1966-1969).

Mr. Barabba graduated from California State University (B.S., 1962) and University of California, Los Angeles (M.B.A., 1964). He is married, has two children, and resides in Rochester, N.Y. He was born September 6, 1934, in Chicago, Ill.