Nomination of Two Members of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation:

Patsy Baker Blackshear, for a term of 4 years. This is a new position. She is assistant superintendent of the Budget Division for the D.C. Public Schools. She was national policy fellow, The Institute for Educational Leadership, George Washington University, in 1977-1978. She graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (B.S., 1968), the American University (M.A., 1972), and the University of Maryland (Ph.D., 1979). She is married and resides in Annapolis, Md. She was born June 4, 1948, in Little Rock, Ark.

Chester A. Crocker, an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), for a term of 2 years. This is a new position. Previously he was director of African Studies at Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies in 1976-1981. He graduated from Ohio State University (B.A., 1963) and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (M.A., 1965; Ph.D., 1969). He is married, has three children, and resides in Washington, D.C. He was born October 29, 1941, in New York City.