Nomination of Henry F. Schickling To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation

The President today announced his intention to nominate Henry F. Schickling to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency, for a term expiring December 17, 1985. This is a new position.

Since 1973 he has been international president of the International Union of Tool, Die & Mold Makers, International Society, in Rahway, N.J. He is also president of the International Society of Skilled Trades. He has been Chairman of the National Advisory Council for Career Education and was a member of the Federal Committee on Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor.

Mr. Schickling is married, has five children, and resides in Langhorne, Pa. He was born December 13, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pa.