Nomination of Robert C. McCormack To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy

The President today announced his intention to nominate Robert C. McCormack to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management. He would succeed Robert H. Conn.

Since 1988 Mr. McCormack has served as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial and International Programs in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Production Support at the Department of Defense, 1987 - 1988; and was managing director with Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc., 1981 - 1987. From 1968 to 1981, Mr. McCormack served in various positions with Dillon, Read and Co., Inc., completing his service as a senior vice president.

Mr. McCormack graduated from the University of North Carolina (B.A., 1962) and the University of Chicago (M.B.A., 1968). He was born November 7, 1939, in New York, NY. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1962 - 1966, and was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service in 1989. Mr. McCormack is married, has three children, and resides in Washington, DC.