Nomination of John Giffen Weinmann To Be United States Commissioner General of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition

The President today announced his intention to nominate John Giffen Weinmann to be Commissioner General of the United States Government for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. This is a new position. Since 1953 Mr. Weinmann has been with the law firm of Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims in New Orleans, La. He is presently serving as counsel to the firm. In addition, he is a director of the First National Bank and Trust Co. of Oklahoma City, Okla., and of the American Life Insurance Go. of New York. He is president and director of Waverly Oil Corp. in New Orleans. Mr. Weinmann was an attorney for the Rathbone Land Co. and for the Times-Picayune Publishing Co. in 1968-1980.

Mr. Weinmann has been a director of WYES educational television station since 1981. He is a member of the Metropolitan Area Committee, Council for a Better Louisiana, the Bureau of Governmental Research, and the Chamber of New Orleans and the River Region.

He graduated from Tulane University (B.A., 1950; J.D., 1952). He is married, has five children, and resides in Metairie, La. He was born August 29, 1928, in New Orleans, La.