Nomination of Two Members of the General Advisory Committee of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the General Advisory Committee of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency:

James T. Hackett, of Virginia. He would succeed George M. Seignious II. Mr. Hackett is currently editor of the National Security Record at the Heritage Foundation. Previously, he was Associate Director, U.S. Information Agency, 1981-1983; and he was with the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency as Acting Director, 1981, and as Administrative Director, 1973-1981. He attended the University of Southern California, with a major in international relations (1955-1959). Mr. Hackett is married, has two children, and resides in Sterling, VA. He was born March 26, 1931, in Boston, MA.

Richard Salisbury Williamson, of Illinois. He would succeed Douglas A. Fraser. Mr. Williamson is a partner with the law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt in Chicago, a position he has held since early this year. Previously, he was senior vice president for corporate and international affairs with Beatrice Companies, 1984-1986; Representative of the U.S. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations and Deputy Representative of the U.S. to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, 1983-1984; Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, the White House, 1981-1983; and Special Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff, the White House, 1981. Mr. Williamson is married, has three children, and resides in Chicago. He graduated from Princeton University (A.B., 1971) and the University of Virginia (J.D., 1974). Mr. Williamson was born May 9, 1949, in Evanston, IL.