Nomination of James J. Needham for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving at the 1985 International Exposition in Tsukuba, Japan

The President today announced his intention to nominate James J. Needham for the rank of Ambassador during the tenure of his service as Commissioner General of the United States Exhibition for the International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, 1985.

In 1982 Mr. Needham was appointed Commissioner General of the United States Exhibition for the International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, 1985. Previously he was chairman and chief executive officer of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City in 1972-1976 and his own company, James J. Needham Associates, Inc., in Bronxville, N.Y., in 1976-1982. He was Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., in 1969-1972 and a partner in charge of the New York office with A.M. Pullen and Co. in New York City in 1957-1969.

Mr. Needham graduated from St. John's University (B.B.A., 1951). He is married, has five children, and resides in Bronxville, N.Y. He was born August 18, 1926, in New York, N.Y.