Nomination of Morris I. Leibman To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace

The President today announced his intention to nominate Morris I. Leibman to be a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of 2 years expiring January 19, 1987. This is a new position.

Mr. Leibman is a partner in the firm of Sidley and Austin in Chicago, IL. Previously he was with the firm of Leibman, Williams, Bennett, Baird & Minnon. He serves on the executive board of the Georgetown University Center for Strategic and International Studies and as a director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia.

He graduated from the University of Chicago (Ph.B., 1931; J.D., 1933). He is married and resides in Chicago, IL. He was born February 8, 1911, in Chicago.