Nomination of M. Alan Woods To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation

The President today announced his intention to nominate M. Alan Woods to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 1992. He would succeed M. Peter McPherson.

Since 1987 Ambassador Woods has been Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID). Prior to this, he was Deputy United States Trade Representative with the rank of Ambassador, 1985-1987; vice president-technology for Sears World Trade, 1983; and vice president of DGA International, 1977-1983. He was Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs), 1976-1977; Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretaries of Defense, 1975-1976; and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) in 1975. Ambassador Woods was Deputy Director of the Presidential Personnel Office at the White House, 1974-1975.

Ambassador Woods graduated from American University (B.A., 1967). He was born October 13, 1945, in St. Louis, MO. He is married and resides in Washington, DC.