Designation of George R. Salem as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation

The President today designated George R. Salem to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. He would succeed Robert W. Searby.

Since 1986 Mr. Salem has been Solicitor for the Department of Labor in Washington, DC, and Deputy Solicitor, 1985-1986. Previously he was a partner with the law firm of Thompson, Mann and Hutson.

Mr. Salem graduated from Emory College (B.A., 1975), Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1977), and Georgetown University Law Center (L.L.M., 1984). He was born December 24, 1953, in Jacksonville, FL. He is married, has two children, and resides in Springfield, VA.