Nomination of Six Members of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for terms expiring January 19, 1991.

William Roscoe Kintner, of Pennsylvania. This is a reappointment. Since 1985 Mr. Kintner has been professor emeritus, political science, at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to this he was a professor of political science at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1961-1985. From 1973 to 1975, Mr. Kintner was the United States Ambassador to Thailand. He served at the Foreign Policy Institute in Philadelphia as president, 1976; director, 1969-1973; and deputy director, 1961-1969. He has been a member of the Board of Foreign Scholarships, 1970-1973, and a member of the academic board of the Inter-American Defense College, 1967-1972. Mr. Kintner graduated from the United States Military Academy (B.S., 1940) and Georgetown University (Ph.D., 1949). He served in the United States Army, 1940-1961. Mr. Kintner was born April 21, 1915, in Lock Haven, PA. He has four children and resides in Bryn Athyn, PA.

Morris Irwin Leibman, of Illinois. This is a reappointment. Mr. Leibman was with Leibman, Williams, Bennett, Baird & Minnon in Chicago, IL, from 1945 until the firm merged in 1975 with Sidley and Austin, where he is currently a partner. Mr. Leibman graduated from the University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1931; J.D., 1933). He was born February 8, 1911, in Chicago, IL. Mr. Liebman is married and resides in Chicago, IL.

Sidney Lovett, of Connecticut. This is a reappointment. Mr. Lovett is currently a clergyman and president of Advisors Unlimited in Holderness, NH. Prior to this he was the senior minister at the First Church of Christ Congregational in West Hartford, CT, 1976-1986. Mr. Lovett graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1950) and received a master of divinity at Union Theological Seminary in 1953. He was born May 1, 1928, in Boston, MA. Mr. Lovett is married, has five children, and resides in Holderness, NH.

W. Bruce Weinrod, of the District of Columbia. This is a reappointment. Since 1982 Mr. Weinrod has been director, foreign policy and defense studies at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was legislative director/counsel for Senator John Heinz, 1979-1982. Mr. Weinrod graduated from American University (B.A., 1969), the University of Pennsylvania (M.A., 1973), and Georgetown University Law School (I.D. 1978). He served in the United States Army, 1969-1972. Mr. Weinrod was born January 7, 1947, in Washington, DC, where he currently resides.

Richard John Neuhaus, of New York. This is a reappointment. Since 1984 Mr. Neuhaus has been director of the Rockford Institute Center on Religion and Society in New York, NY. Prior to this he was program director for the Council on Religion and International Affairs, 1980-1984. Mr. Neuhaus graduated from Concordia Seminary (B.A., 1956; master of divinity, 1960). He was born May 14, 1936, in Ontario, Canada. Mr. Neuhaus currently resides in New York, NY.

Elspeth Davies Rostow, of Texas. This is a new position. Since 1985 Mrs. Rostow has been Stiles Professor in American studies at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin. Prior to this she was dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1977-1983. Mrs. Rostow graduated from Barnard College (B.A., 1938), Radcliffe College (M.A., 1939), and Cambridge University (M.A., 1949). She was born October 20, 1919, in New York, NY. Mrs. Rostow is married, has two children, and resides in Austin, TX.