Designation of James P. Moore, Jr., as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation

The President today announced his intention to designate James P. Moore, Jr., to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. He would succeed Charles E. Cobb, Jr.

Since July 1988 Mr. Moore has been Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development. Prior to this, he was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Economic Policy, 1986-1988, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Information and Analysis, 1983-1985. Since 1984 he has also served as head of the U.S. delegation to the Industry Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France.

Mr. Moore graduated from Rutgers University (B.A., 1975) and the University of Pittsburgh (M.A., 1976). He was born April 24, 1953, in Joliet, IL, and currently resides in Arlington, VA.