Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Nomination of Cesar A. Perales To Be an Assistant Secretary.

The President today announced that he will nominate Cesar A. Perales, of Brooklyn, N.Y., to be an Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. He would replace Arabella Martinez, resigned, and his area of responsibility would be human development services. Perales has been principal regional official in HEW's New York City regional office since 1977.

He was born November 12, 1940, in New York City. He received a B.A. from City College of New York in 1962 and an LL.B. from Fordham University Law School in 1965.

From 1965 to 1966, Perales practiced law with the firm of Antonio C. Martinez, Esq. He was a staff attorney with Mobilization for Youth, Inc., from 1966 to 1968 and attorney in charge of Williamsburg Neighborhood Legal Services from 1968 to 1969. From 1969 to 1970, he was associate general counsel of Community Action for Legal Services, Inc.

Perales was general counsel for the Model Cities Administration in New York City from 1970 to 1972. From 1972 to 1974, he was executive director of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund. From 1974 to 1975, he was project director of the decentralized bilingual criminal court feasibility study done by P.R.C. Metronamics.

From 1975 to 1976, Perales practiced law in Brooklyn. From 1976 to 1977, he was director of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

He has served as an adjunct professor of political science at Long Island University and as an adjunct lecturer at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.