Continuation of Joel Edward Haggard as United States Representative to the Columbia River Interstate Compact

The President today announced that Joel Edward Haggard will continue to serve as the United States Representative to the Columbia River Interstate Compact.

Since 1985 Mr. Haggard has served as an attorney and sole practitioner in Seattle, WA. Prior to this, he served as a partner with the law firm of Haggard, Tousley and Brain, 1978 - 1984; sole practitioner, 1977; partner with the law firm of Houghton, Cluck, Coughlin and Riley, 1975 - 1976; and an associate with the law firm of Houghton, Cluck, Coughlin and Riley, 1971 - 1974. In addition, he has served as an engineer and management consultant with the King County Department of Public Works in Seattle, WA, 1969 - 1971; research engineer in the aerospace division of the Boeing Co. in Seattle, WA, 1968; nuclear engineer for Westinghouse Corp. in the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in Pittsburgh, PA, 1963 - 1967; and a special instructor in nuclear engineering at the University of Oklahoma, 1962.

Mr. Haggard graduated from the University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1961) and the University of Washington (J.D., 1971). He received a master of nuclear engineering degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1963. Mr. Haggard was born October 10, 1939, in Portland, OR. He is married, has three children, and resides in Seattle, WA.