Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Nomination of Ira M. Schwartz To Be Associate Administrator.

The President today announced that he will nominate Ira M. Schwartz, of Bellevue, Wash., to be Associate Administrator of Law Enforcement Assistance. He would replace John M. Rector, resigned.

Schwartz has been executive director of the Washington Council on Crime and Delinquency since 1977.

He was born November 1, 1944, in Minneapolis, Minn. He received a B.S. from the University of Minnesota in 1966 and an M.S.W. from the University of Washington in 1968.

From 1968 to 1969, Schwartz was senior planner in social services for the Minneapolis Department of Planning & Development. From 1969 to 1972, he was director of community services for the Hennepin County (Minnesota) Department of Court Services, and from 1969 to 1973, he was an instructor in the law enforcement program at North Hennepin State Junior College.

From 1972 to 1973, Schwartz was director of purchase services for the Hennepin County Welfare Department. From 1973 to 1977, he was executive director of the John Howard Association.