Nomination of William Schneider, Jr., To Be a Member of the General Advisory Committee of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and Designation as Chairman

The President today announced his intention to nominate William Schneider, Jr., to be a member of the General Advisory Committee of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He would succeed Colin Spencer Gray. Upon confirmation he will be designated Chairman.

Since 1986 Mr. Schneider has been managing director of International Planning Services, Inc., in Arlington, VA. Prior to this, he served as Under Secretary of Coordinating Security Assistance Programs at the Department of State, 1982-1986; Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, 1981-1982; and a staff associate of the subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1977-1981.

Mr. Schneider graduated from Villanova University (B.S., 1963) and New York University (Ph.D., 1968). He was born November 20, 1941, in Rockville Centre, NY. Mr. Schneider is married and resides in Rockville Centre, NY.