Nomination of Diane K. Steed To Be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The President today announced his intention to nominate Diane K. Steed to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation. She would succeed Raymond A. Peck, Jr.

Since 1981 Miss Steed has been serving as Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Previously she was chief of the regulatory policy branch of the Office of Management and Budget in 1978-1981; management associate, economics and government, at the Office of Management and Budget in 1973-1978; senior budget analyst for ACTION in 1972-1973; and management analyst, contract administration services, Defense Supply Agency, in 1968-1972.

Miss Steed graduated from the University of Kansas (B.S., 1967). She was born November 29, 1945, in Hutchinson, Kans., and now resides in Washington, D.C.