Designation of Manfred Eimer as Acting Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

March 1, 1988

The President today designated Manfred Eimer as the Acting Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

Since 1983 Mr. Eimer has been Assistant Director (Verification and Intelligence) at the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Prior to this he was Executive Director at ACDA, 1973 - 1983. From 1970 to 1973, he was Assistant Director (Intelligence) and Assistant Director (Electronic Warfare and Reconnaissance), Defense Research and Engineering, at the Department of Defense. He was vice president (engineering) at the Space General Corp./Aerojet General Corp., 1963 - 1970.

Mr. Eimer graduated from California Institute of Technology (B.S., 1947; M.S., 1948; and Ph.D., 1953). He was born August 11, 1925, in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Eimer is married, has three children, and resides in Potomac, MD.