Committee on Disarmament Nomination of Charles C. Flowerree for the Rank of Ambassador, While Serving as U.S. Representative.

The President today announced that he will nominate Charles C. Flowerree, of Arlington, Va., for the rank of Ambassador while he serves as U.S. Representative to the Committee on Disarmament, replacing Adrian S. Fisher.

Flowerree was appointed to this position earlier this year. He was previously Chief of the International Relations Division at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA).

He was born April 20, 1921, in Baltimore, Md. He received a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy in 1943 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1958.

Flowerree joined the Foreign Service in 1958 and served in Saigon, Kinshasa, London, and at the State Department. From 1974 to 1975, he was Deputy Director of the Office of Disarmament and Arms Control at the State Department, and from 1975 to 1976, he was Director of the Office of International Security Policy.

From 1976 to 1977, Flowerree was Special Assistant to the Director of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at State. From 1977 to 1979, he was Chief of the International Relations Division at ACDA.