Nomination of T. Timothy Ryan, Jr., To Be Solicitor of the Department of Labor

The President announced today his intention to nominate T. Timothy Ryan, Jr., to be Solicitor of the Department of Labor.

Since 1978 Mr. Ryan has worked exclusively in the labor and employment relations area with the firm of Pierson, Ball & Dowd, Washington, D.C. In 1971-78 he was with Loomis, Owen, Fellman & Coleman. In 1975-76 Mr. Ryan was deputy general counsel to the President Ford Committee. He was with Venable, Baetjer and Howard of Baltimore, Md., in 1974-75. In 1973-74 he served as an attorney to the National Labor Relations Board.

He was an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and a member of the board of visitors of George Mason University. He was graduated from Villanova University (B.A., 1967) and the American University School of Law (J.D., 1973). He is a member of the District of Columbia and American Bar Associations.