Nomination of Peter McCoy To Be an Under Secretary of Commerce

The President today announced his intention to nominate Peter McCoy to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism (new position).

Since January 1981 Mr. McCoy has served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Staff Director for the First Lady. During the 1980 Presidential campaign, he served as Mrs. Reagan's staff director, accompanying her on all campaign trips and supervising the operation of her staff. Previously, since 1972, Mr. McCoy was president of Sotheby Parke Bernet of Los Angeles, Calif. A former management consultant, he also spent 8 years with the William Morris Theatrical Agency.

Mr. McCoy served as president of the Southern California Auctioneers' Association and has lectured on art at auctions around the country, including participating as a faculty member in the Practicing Law Institute series "Workshops on the Arts."

He is married, has two children, and resides in Los Angeles. He is 39.