Nomination of Julia Chang Bloch To Be a Member of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council

The President today announced his intention to nominate Julia Chang Bloch to be a member of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council for a term of 2 years expiring October 6, 1990. This is a new position. Since 1987 Mrs. Bloch has been Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia and Near East at the Agency for International Development (AID) in Washington, DC. Prior to this she was an Assistant Administrator at the Bureau for Food for Peace and Voluntary Assistance at AID, 1981-1987. She was a fellow in the Institute of Politics at Harvard University, 1980-1981, and Deputy Director of the Office of African Affairs at the U.S. International Communications Agency, 1977-1980. Mrs. Bloch also served as a volunteer with the Peace Corps in Sabah, Malaysia, 1964-1966.

Mrs. Bloch graduated from the University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1964) and Harvard University (M.A., 1967). She was born March 2, 1942, in Chefoo, China. Mrs. Bloch is married and resides in Washington, DC.