Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of Frank C. Carlucci To Be Deputy Director.

The President today announced his intention to nominate Frank C. Carlucci, currently the United States Ambassador to Portugal, to be the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.

Mr. Carlucci, 47, a native of Scranton, Pa., graduated from Princeton University in 1952 and served 2 years in the United States Navy. He joined the Foreign Service in 1956 and served in several African countries. He served as Counselor for Political Affairs in Rio de Janeiro, 1965-69; as Assistant Director for Operations and, later, as Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, 1969-71; as Associate Director and Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1971-72; as Under Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1972-74; and as United States Ambassador to Portugal from December 1974 to the present.