Appointment of Two Members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations for terms of 2 years:

Richard J. Ferris, of Illinois. He would succeed Alan T. Dickson. Since 1976 Mr. Ferris has been chief executive officer and since 1982, chairman of United Airlines, Inc. Mr. Ferris graduated from Cornell University (B.S., 1962). He is married, has three children, and resides in Northbrook, IL. Mr. Ferris was born August 31, 1936, in Sacramento, CA.

Eleanor Lyons Williams III, of the District of Columbia. This is a reappointment. Since 1983 Ms. Williams has been vice president, Environmental Energy Systems, Inc. Ms. Williams attended the College of William and Mary and Barnard College. She is single, resides in Washington, DC, and was born in Norfolk, VA.