Nomination of Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., To Be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, and Designation as Chairman

The President today announced his intention to nominate Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., to be a member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 1991. This is a reappointment. Upon confirmation, he will be designated Chairman.

Since 1977 Dr. Feulner has served as president of the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was executive director of the Republican study committee of the House of Representatives.

Dr. Feulner graduated from Regis College (B.S., 1963), the Wharton School of Commerce and Finance at the University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., 1976), and the University of Edinburgh (Ph.D., 1981). He was born August 12, 1941, in Chicago, IL. Dr. Feulner is married, has two children, and resides in Alexandria, VA.