Nomination of W. Allen Moore To Be an Under Secretary of Commerce

The President today announced his intention to nominate W. Allen Moore to be Under Secretary of Commerce (International Trade Administration) at the Department of Commerce. He would succeed S. Bruce Smart.

Since 1985 Mr. Moore has been chief of staff for the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was director of legislation for United States Senator Jack Danforth, 1977-1985. He was a consultant to the Board of Directors of CETEC Corp. in California, 1982-1986; Associate Director for Policy and Planning for the White House Domestic Council, 1975-1977; and vice president and general manager of the Seneca Corp., 1973-1975.

Mr. Moore graduated from Pomona College (B.A., 1966) and Stanford University (M.B.A., 1971). He was born January 25, 1945, in Glendale, CA. He is married and resides in Arlington, VA.