The President today announced his intention to nominate Francis S. Ruddy to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy. He would succeed J. Michael Farrell.
Since 1984 Dr. Ruddy has been U.S. Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea. Prior to this he was an Assistant Administrator for AID at the Department of State, 1981-1984. From 1974 to 1981, he was counsel to Exxon, U.S.A., in Houston, TX.
Dr. Ruddy graduated from Holy Cross College (A.B., 1959); New York University (M.A., 1962; LL.M., 1967); Loyola University (LL.B., 1965); and Cambridge University (Ph.D., 1969). He was born September 15, 1937, in New York City. Dr. Ruddy served in the U.S. Marines, 1955-1961. He is married, has three children, and resides in New York City.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Francis S. Ruddy To Be General Counsel of the Department of Energy Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/255253