Appointment of Juliette C. McLennan as the United States Representative to the Commission on the Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

The President today announced his intention to appoint Juliette C. McLennan to be the Representative of the United States of America to the Commission on the Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

Mrs. McLennan served in several capacities on the Bush/Quayle campaign in 1988, including assistant director in the office of the national voter coalitions coordinator; co-chair of the American Nationalities Coalition; national director of the Irish Coalition; and campaign liaison for Republicans abroad. Prior to this, she served as assistant director of surrogate scheduling on the Reagan-Bush campaign, 1984; managing director of Blair House for the U.S. Department of State, 1981 - 1983; and vice chairman of operations for the Presidential Inaugural Gala on the Presidential Inaugural Committee, 1980 - 1981. In addition, she served as scheduler for celebrities and athletes on the Reagan-Bush committee, 1980; deputy director of the volunteer office of the George Bush for President committee, 1979 - 1980; and national coordinator for the volunteer office on the President Ford committee, 1975 - 1976. She has served on several international committees, including cochair of the Belfast Children's Summer program, 1981 - 1988; director and past president of Committee for a New Ireland, 1982 - 1988; and past U.S. representative for the International Cooperative Alliance, Women's Committee, 1977 - 1980.

Mrs. McLennan currently resides in Washington, DC.