Department of the Interior Nomination of Robert H. Mendelsohn To Be an Assistant Secretary.

The President today announced that he will nominate Robert H. Mendelsohn, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Management, Program Development and Budget). Mr. Mendelsohn is a member of the board of supervisors of San Francisco and is a real estate consultant.

Born January 11, 1938, Mr. Mendelsohn is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, where he received his B.A. degree cum laude in political science.

Besides his service on the San Francisco board of supervisors, Mr. Mendelsohn has served on the California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and was an administrative assistant to California State Senator J. Eugene McAteer.