Nomination of William R. Kintner To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace

The President today announced his intention to nominate William R. Kintner to be a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of 2 years expiring January 19, 1987. This is a new position.

Dr. Kintner currently is a professor of political science at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1973-1975 he was the United States Ambassador to Thailand. He served at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia as president (1976), director (1969-1973), and deputy director (1961-1969). He was a member of the Board of Foreign Scholarships in 1970-1973 and a member of the academic board of the Inter-American Defense College in 1967-1972. Dr. Kintner also is the author of many books on military policy.

He graduated from the United States Military Academy (B.S., 1940) and Georgetown University (Ph.D., 1949). He is married, has four children, and resides in Bryn Athyn, PA. He was born April 21, 1915, in Lock Haven, PA.