Nomination of John A. Bohn, Jr., To Be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

The President today announced his intention to nominate John A. Bohn, Jr., to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. He would succeed Charles Edwin Lord.

Since 1981 he has been serving as U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank. Previously he was vice president, correspondent banking division, and manager, international personal banking department, of the Wells Fargo International Banking Group in 1980-1981; manager, administration and development, international banking group, Wells Fargo, 1979-1980; division manager, North American division, Wells Fargo, in 1974-1979; and manager of the international group for Wells Fargo in 1972-1974.

He graduated from Stanford University (A.B., 1960) and Harvard Law School (L.L.B., 1963). He attended the London School of Economics and the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Stanford University. He is married, has four children, and resides in Belvedere, Calif. He was born October 31, 1937, in Oakland, Calif.