Nomination of Anthony J. Calio To Be Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The President today announced his intention to nominate Anthony J. Calio to be Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. He would succeed John V. Byrne.

Since 1981 Mr. Calio has been serving as Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Previously, he was Associate Administrator for Space and Terrestrial Applications for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1977-1981; Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Sciences at NASA Headquarters in 1975-1977; Director of Science and Applications at Johnson Space Center in 1968-1975; and at NASA Headquarters as Assistant Director of Planetary Exploration (1967-1968) and Chief of Instrumentation and Systems Integration (1965-1967).

He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1953). He is married, has four children, and resides in Potomac, MD. He was born October 27, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA.