Nomination of Wesley V. Hull To Be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate Rear Adm. Wesley V. Hull to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission. He would succeed John D. Bossler.

Since 1986 Admiral Hull has been the Director of Charting and Geodetic Services at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Rockville, MD. Prior to this he served as director of the Atlantic Marine Center National Ocean Service, 1983-1986.

Admiral Hull graduated from Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1958) and Cornell University (M.S., 1966). He was born March 16, 1937, in Oswalt, OK. Admiral Hull is married, has two children, and resides in Olney, MD.