Nomination of Victor M. Rivera To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development

The President today announced his intention to nominate Victor M. Rivera to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Latin America and the Caribbean), United States International Development Cooperation Agency. He would succeed Otto J. Reich.

Since 1981 Mr. Rivera has been serving as Director of the Minority Business Development Administration. Previously, he was Senior Advocate, Office of Chief Council for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, in 1977-1981, Regional Director (1975-1977), and District Director (1973-1975) for the Small Business Administration; and deputy finance administrator for the New York City Finance Administration in 1968-1973. He was with the Puerto Rico Economic Development Administration in 1960-1968, serving as director of the Office of Economic Research (1960-1967) and director of the Office of Tourism Development (1967-1968).

He graduated from New York University (B.A., 1959). He is married, has three children, and resides in Vienna, VA. He was born July 27, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY.