Nomination of William P. Glade To Be an Associate Director of the United States Information Agency

The President today announced his intention to nominate William P. Glade to be an Associate Director of the U.S. Information Agency for Educational and Cultural Affairs. He would succeed Mark N. Blitz.

Since 1970 Dr. Glade has served as a professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to this, he served in various capacities at the University of Wisconsin: professor of business and economics, 1966 - 1971; associate professor of commerce and economics, 1964 - 1966; associate professor of commerce and Hispanic studies, 1963 - 1964; and assistant professor of commerce and Hispanic studies, 1960 - 1963. In addition, he has served as an assistant professor of economics at the University of Maryland, 1957 - 1960; and a teaching fellow in economics at the University of Texas, 1953 - 1955.

Dr. Glade graduated from the University of Texas (B.B.A., 1950; M.A., 1951; Ph.D., 1955). He was born July 29, 1929, in Wichita Falls, TX. He is married, has four children, and resides in Austin, TX.