February 22, 1980
The President today announced his intention to nominate Gary Blakeley, of Santa Fe, N. Mex., as Federal Cochairman of the Four Corners Regional Commission.
Blakeley, 31, is head of the Energy and Conservation Management Division of the New Mexico State Energy and Minerals Department. He has served on the New Mexico Public Service Commission and as an energy consultant.
Jimmy Carter, Four Corners Regional Commission Nomination of Gary Blakeley To Be Federal Cochairman. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/250356