Nomination of David F. Emery To Be Deputy Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

The President today announced his intention to nominate David F. Emery to be Deputy Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He would succeed Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.

Mr. Emery served in the United States House of Representatives in 1974-1982, representing the First Congressional District in Maine. He served as a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. He was also a member of the Republican Policy Committee's Task Force on Foreign Policy. In January 1981 Mr. Emery was appointed to serve as the chief deputy Republican whip for the 97th Congress.

Previously he was elected from the city of Rockland to the Maine House of Representatives and subsequently served in both the 105th and 106th Legislatures (1970-1974).

Mr. Emery graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. (B.S., 1970). He is married and resides in Rockland, Maine. He was born September 1, 1948, in Rockland.