Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Nomination of Henry S. Dogin To Be Administrator.

The President today announced that he will nominate Henry S. Dogin, of Armonk, N.Y., to be Administrator of Law Enforcement Assistance. He would .replace Richard W. Velde, who has resigned.

Dogin was born December 26, 1934, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1956 and an LL.B. from Columbia School of Law in 1961. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1958.

From 1961 to 1967, Dogin was assistant district attorney for the county of New York. From 1967 to 1971, he was assistant counsel to the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor. He served as Deputy Regional Administrator of the New York regional office of LEAA from 1971 to 1973.

Dogin was Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division from 1973 to 1975, and Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency from 1975 to 1976. From 1976 to 1978, he was deputy commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.

Since 1978 Dogin has been Deputy Administrator of LEAA for Policy Development and has served as Acting Administrator.