Nomination of Clyde O. Glaister To Be Comptroller of the Department of Defense

September 16, 1988

The President today announced his intention to nominate Clyde O. Glaister to be Comptroller of the Department of Defense. This is a new position.

Since January 1988 Mr. Glaister has been Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) in the Office of the Secretary at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program and Budget), 1981 - 1988.

Mr. Glaister served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, 1957 - 1963. He was born April 6, 1935, in Kinlock, PA. He is married, has two children, and resides in Reston, VA.

 

Appointment of Ronald F. Lehman II as an Executive Branch Commissioner-Observer on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

September 16, 1988

The President today announced his intention to appoint Ronald F. Lehman II to be an Executive Branch Commissioner-Observer on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. He would succeed Richard N. Perle.

Since 1988 Ambassador Lehman has been Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy at the Department of Defense in Washington, DC. From 1985 to 1988, he served as the U.S. Negotiator for Strategic Nuclear Arms in Geneva. Ambassador Lehman has been Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs at the White House, 1986, and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Defense Programs and Arms Control for the National Security Council at the White House, 1983 - 1986.

Ambassador Lehman graduated from Claremont Men's College (B.A., 1968) and Claremont Graduate School (M.A., 1969; Ph.D., 1975). He was born March 25, 1946, in Napa, CA. Ambassador Lehman is married and resides in Arlington, VA.

 

Nomination of Malcolm M.B. Sterrett To Be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services

September 16, 1988

The President today announced his intention to nominate Malcolm M.B. Sterrett to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services. He would succeed Ronald E. Robertson.

Since 1982 Mr. Sterrett has been a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was vice president and general counsel of the U.S. Railway Association, 1980 - 1982. He has also served as minority staff director and counsel for the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, 1976 - 1980. He was minority staff counsel for the Senate Committee on Commerce, 1972 - 1976.

Mr. Sterrett graduated from Princeton University (B.A., 1964) and Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1967). He was born September 21, 1942, in Norwalk, CT. Mr. Sterrett served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is married, has one child, and resides in Bethesda, MD.

 

Date
09/16/1988