United States Ambassador to Mozambique Nomination of David E. Simcox.

The President today announced that he will nominate David E. Simcox, of Frankfort, Ky., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the People's Republic of Mozambique. He would replace William A. De Pree, who is being assigned to the State Department.

Simcox has been Deputy Director of Management Operations at the State Department since 1979 and a Foreign Service officer since 1956.

He was born November 25, 1932, in Frankfort, Ky. He received a B.A. from the University of Kentucky in 1956 and and M.A. from American University in 1971. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1952 to 1954.

Simcox joined the Foreign Service in 1956 and served in Mexico City, Panama, David, Santo Domingo, Accra, and at the State Department. He attended the National War College in 1971-72.

From 1972 to 1975, he was political officer in Madrid, and from 1975 to 1977, he was counselor for political affairs in Brasilia. He was director of Mexican affairs at the State Department from 1977 to 1979.