Nomination of Francis Stephen Ruddy To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation

The President today announced his intention to nominate Francis Stephen Ruddy, an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development (African Affairs), to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term of 2 years. This is a new position.

Mr. Ruddy was counsel for the Exxon Corp. in Houston, Tex., in 1978-1981. He had been associated with Exxon since 1974. Previously he was Deputy General Counsel and Congressional Liaison, United States Information Agency in 1973-1974; senior attorney with the Office of Telecommunications Policy, Executive Office of the President, in 1972-1973; and Assistant General Counsel at USIA in 1969-1972.

He graduated from Holy Cross College (A.B., 1959), Loyola University (LL.B., 1965), New York University (LL.M., 1967), and Cambridge University (Ph.D., 1969). He is married, has three children, and resides in Chevy Chase, Md. He was born September 15, 1937.