United States Ambassador to Finland Nomination of James Eugene Goodby.

The President today announced that he will nominate James Eugene Goodby, of East Derry, N.H., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Finland. He would replace Rozanne Ridgway, who has been appointed to another position. Goodby has been Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs since 1977.

He was born December 20, 1929, in Providence, R.I. He received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1951. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1953.

From 1954 to 1959, Goodby was a foreign affairs specialist with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. He was with the Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Atomic Energy from 1960 to 1961 and was detailed as officer in charge of nuclear test ban negotiations at the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency from 1961 to 1963.

From 1963 to 1967, Goodby was a member of the Policy Planning Council at the State Department. From 1967 to 1969, he was a political officer at the U.S. Mission to the European Communities in Brussels. He was officer in charge of defense policy affairs in the State Department's Office of NATO Affairs from 1969 to 1971.

From 1971 to 1974, Goodby was counselor for political affairs at U.S. NATO headquarters in Brussels. He was Deputy Director of the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs from 1974 to 1977.