Nomination of Warren T. Lindquist To Be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

The President today announced his intention to nominate Warren T. Lindquist to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public and Indian Housing. He would succeed Geno Charles Baroni.

Mr. Lindquist is currently chairman and director of SCETAM, Inc., a management consulting firm concerned with regional economic development. Additionally, he is a member of the board of directors of the New Community Development Corp.; a general partner in Q-L Partners, a New York real estate investment and management firm; and director of Johanson Manufacturing Corp. Previously Mr. Lindquist was a senior associate with David Rockefeller (1951-1977). He originated and supervised Mr. Rockefeller's interest in such commercial investment ventures as L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C.; Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, Calif.; and Interstate North in Atlanta, Ga.

Mr. Lindquist graduated from Lafayette College (B.A., 1940) and did graduate work in finance and investment at New York University. Mr. Lindquist is married, has 10 children, and resides in Washington, D.C. He was born in New York City on June 18, 1919.